| Maggi banned, MSG salt still in use; D&FCD unmoved | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 9: Though the Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the Nestle Product Maggi but Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) or Ajinomoto salt, which is still used by the manufacturers of all Chinese food items, in restaurants, hotels and other eatery points across state.
Sources informed Early Times that the MSG salt was one of the food additive, usage of which over permissible limits was found harmful for consumption and that MGS salt was not only used in Maggi productions but also in all other food items. He further said that after government communiqué, the Drug and Food Control Department (D&FCD) waged a war against Maggi across the state, but no action has been taken against those who use the Ajinomoto salt in food items such as in noodles, momes and other food items. The restaurants and eatery outlets have been brazenly violating the guidelines under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) as far as use of Ajinomoto salt is concerned. The excessive use of the salt has caused headaches, chest pain, sweating, flushing while some even develop breathing problems and swelling of the throat", said an employee of the concerned department .
Pertinently, food additives are a common part of our food products for enhancing the taste but it is clearly mentioned in the guidelines of the GMP, how much quantity of food additives can be useful in foods meant for human consumption.
District officer Kathua, said that after the government communiqué we have collected various sample of Maggi and also banned the sale of the product.
Repeated attempts to contact Controller of D&FCD, Nazir Ahmed Wani went in vain. |
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