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  Himachal hills miss warmth of piping hot Maggi

  India | June 17, 2015 7:17 IST

  Manali: Steaming hot Maggi is no longer a familiar sight at dhabas that dot the winding roads in these Himachal hills, with eatery owners ruing the "noticeable decline" in their business following the ban on

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  Delhi food department lifts food samples for tests

  Politics | June 16, 2015 22:46 IST

  New Delhi:   Delhi's Food Safety Department has started lifting samples of health food, baby food and energy drinks of various brands for test-analysis as directed by the Central government.The move comes a few days

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  Australia suspends import of Maggi noodles from India

  World | June 15, 2015 22:47 IST

  Melbourne: Australia has temporarily suspended import of Maggi noodles from India as the popular instant snack has come under mounting scrutiny over food safety concerns.The Department of Agriculture of the Australian government has issued a

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  Maggi worth Rs 320 crore being destroyed: Nestle

  India | June 15, 2015 21:14 IST

  New Delhi:  Nestle India is in the process of destroying Maggi instant noodles worth Rs 320 crore after it was banned by central food safety regulator FSSAI due to presence of lead and taste enhancer

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  Maggi sales in Pakistan unaffected by Indian food scare

  World | June 14, 2015 13:18 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistani retailers have said that so far sales of Maggi noodles have been stable as consumers have not reacted to reports of lead contamination in Indian manufactured noodles being sold across the border, media

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  US regulator to test Nestle's India-made Maggi noodles

  World | June 14, 2015 9:35 IST

  Zurich/Washington: Swiss giant Nestle's India-made Maggi has now come under the scanner of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has taken samples of the instant food brand for testing."We have been made aware that

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  16 Maggi samples fail quality tests in Uttarakhand

  India | June 14, 2015 8:35 IST

  Rudrapur:  Sixteen samples of Nestle India's maggi noodles failed quality tests at the state drugs and food testing laboratory here, showing more than permissible levels of MSG and lead content.After conclusion of the lab tests

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  Now, chips, kurkure come under scanner

  India | June 13, 2015 14:21 IST

  New Delhi: Popular snacks of various brands including Kurkure are now under the scanner of food safety authorities in Delhi.The capital's department of food safety has devised a plan to test food items over the

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  Lead in noodles can cause cardiovascular disease

  India | June 12, 2015 17:41 IST

  New Delhi:  Health experts have said that lead present in noodles causes a slew of chronic diseases including high blood pressure, peripheral arterial disease and cardiovascular disease.The caution comes days after the sale of Nestle's

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  Nestle approaches Bombay HC against FSSAI order

  India | June 11, 2015 18:31 IST

  Mumbai: Multinational Giant Nestle India Ltd today challenged in the Mumbai High Court the orders of food authorities banning nine variants of its instant product “Maggi” from the Indian market for being “hazardous” to public

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  Maggi ban affects 500 workers in Nestle's Goa unit

  India | June 11, 2015 12:02 IST

  Panaji: Over 500 casual workers employed at Nestle's Goa manufacturing unit will be "impacted" due to the nationwide crackdown on Maggi."The contract workforce is getting impacted on account of Maggi noodles lines being shut down

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  FSSAI blacklists 500 products including 32 from Starbucks

  India | June 10, 2015 14:28 IST

  New Delhi: A day before it ordered Nestle to stop the manufacture and sale of nine variants of Maggi Noodles, FSSAI has now put products from Tata Starbucks, Kellogg's, Venky's and Ranbaxy on its blacklist.Reports

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  Goa FDA asks Nestle to recall Maggi stock from 709 outlets

  India | June 09, 2015 15:07 IST

  Panaji: The Food and Drugs Administration in Goa has asked Nestle company to recall all the stock of Maggi noodles from 709 outlets across the state by this evening, which would be destroyed in presence

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  Only 7 firms can sell instant pastas in India: FSSAI

  India | June 09, 2015 9:38 IST

  New Delhi: Instant noodles and pastas with tastemakers of only seven companies are allowed to be sold in India, the food safety watchdog said on Monday, while also ordering tests on all approved variants and

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  Don't add 'salt and pepper' in ads: Paswan to celebs

  Politics | June 08, 2015 21:56 IST

  Mumbai: With Maggi and its brand ambassadors in the dock over health concerns, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said celebrities endorsing such products should not add "salt and pepper" in their

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  Four tonnes of Maggi products to be destroyed in Goa

  India | June 08, 2015 21:04 IST

  Panaji:  Over four tonnes of Maggi products have been collected by Nestle in Goa and will now be destroyed in the presence of officials of the state food drugs authority, chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar said

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  FSSAI orders testing of GSK, ITC fast food brands

  India | June 08, 2015 14:58 IST

  New Delhi: Central food safety regulator FSSAI or Food Safety and Standards Authority of India today ordered testing of various noodles, pasta and macaroni brands, including Top Ramen, Foodles and Wai Wai, manufactured by seven

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  Why Nestle can't and won't forfeit Brand Maggi?

  India | June 08, 2015 11:01 IST

  New Delhi: As Nestle braces to regain consumer trust over safety of its popular noodles, the jolt on its India operations will be severe, given the position "Brand Maggi" has enjoyed in its ecosystem, analysts

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  Modi govt drags Nestle to court: Top 5 News Headlines of June 07

  India | June 07, 2015 22:32 IST

  PM Modi accuses Pakistan of creating ‘nuisance', promoting terrorIn a blunt attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused it of creating “nuisance” and “constantly” troubling India by promoting terrorism.The Prime Minister's sharp criticism

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  #VishwaPohaDivas: Dumping Maggi, Twitteratis shower love for desi-breakfast!

  India | June 07, 2015 21:53 IST

  New Delhi: Maggi is banned by almost every state government but there is no stopping Indians to have a two-minute hunger solution. Where the excessive lead in the instant noodles marked its exit from the Indian market, it