Central food safety regulator FSSAI today ordered testing of various noodles, pasta and macaroni brands, including Top Ramen, Foodles and Wai Wai, manufactured by seven companies to check compliance of norms in the wake of Maggi controversy.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also asked for testing of four variants of "Maggi Nutilicious Pazzta with tastemakers".
"Various test results on Maggi and some other similar products have raised serious health concerns. In view of the same, it would be advisable to draw regulatory samples for similar products for which product approvals have been granted by the FSSAI...These samples should be sent to the authorized labs for testing," FSSAI CEO YS Malik said in letter to Commissioners of Food Safety in all states and UTs.
The regulator has ordered the testing of products registered with it.
Others in the list are Indo Nissin's Top Ramen Aata Masala, ITC's three variants of instant noodles and Yummy chicken and vegetarian noodles of AA Nutrition.
Comments from other companies could not be obtained immediately.
Meanwhile, FSSAI on Friday banned all variants of Maggi noodles terming them as "unsafe and hazardous" for human consumption.
The regulator asked all States and UTs to "draw samples of the food products and take action as per provisions of FSS Act and other applicable laws (including IPC) qua the food items not found conforming to the applicable standards."
For such unauthorised products, States/UTs have been told to ensure that such productsare recalled, removed from the market and destroyed.
Tests for certain quality parameters and naturally occurring toxic substances would also be conducted by the States/UTs.
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