Amit Khurana, head, food safety and toxins at the Centre for Science and Environment, says the Maggi controversy is an opportunity to revisit the norms on nutrition fact labelling of products. In an interview to Stutee Kotnala, Mr Khurana emphasises periodic monitoring for chemical and heavy metal contaminates. What’s your opinion on Nestle CEO Paul Bulcke’s defence of Maggi instant noodles? Nestle’s defence is different from the government’s version. About the safety of Maggi, the order by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directing the company to recall the product, while referring to reports from various states, clearly talks about overwhelming evidence of Maggi...
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