An expert in Assam State Public Health Laboratory examines the Maggi noodles in Guwahati on Thursday. (Representational Image: PTI)
As Nestle's global CEO Paul Bulcke asserted in Delhi that Maggi noodles are "safe to eat", central food safety regulator or FSSAI has ordered the company to recall nine variants of the instant noodles from the market terming it as "unsafe and hazardous' for human consumption"unsafe and hazardous' for human consumption.
Here is the full statement issued by the FSSAI: