Mincing no words, the Himachal Pradesh government has said that that it would take strict action if samples of any noodle brand are found to be sub-standard as per food safety standards. “We will launch prosecution against companies if samples of noodles brand are found to be sub-standard,” said the state Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur. He said that directions had been issued to the officials concerned to collect sample of Maggi brand for testing. “Besides, we have also issued directions to take pick samples of noodles being manufactured by other companies,” he said.
Thakur said: “We are taking five-seven samples of noodles from every district for lab-testing…Samples have also been taken from Nestle’s Una factory for testing.” Nestle India has a factory in Una district. The Minister said that the state government was taking samples of all consumable items to check whether they are sub-standard. “The report of tests is yet to come,” he said