Maggi fallout: Nestle's Pantnagar unit under watch

District authorities in Udham Singh Nagar collect samples from factory under Food Safety and Standards Act

The raging controversy over the alleged high chemicals in Nestle’s Maggi noodles on Saturday reached its Pantnagar facility in Uttarakhand which came under scanner of the state food safety department.

The district authorities in Udham Singh Nagar collected samples from Nestle’s  Pantnagar factory under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.

A high level team of the state food safety department was sent to the Pantnagar plant of Nestle India to collect samples of Maggi noodles. “We have collected some samples of Maggi Noodles from Nestle’s Pantnagar factory. The samples will be sent to various laboratories,” said Pankaj Kumar Pandey District Magistrate of Udham Singh Nagar.

A sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) was also present at the factory when the samples were being collected, Pandey said.

Nestle started production of Maggi noodles in 2006 from is key Pantnagar factory to take benefit of various sops available in the hill state. The factory was also in news in 2009 when scores of its employees had gone on a strike for 22 days after the management removed some probationers. The factory had remained closed for some time.