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US FDA testing Maggi

US FDA testing Maggi

By REUTERS

This June 5, 2015 file photo shows packs of Maggi noodles after they were removed from the shelves of a grocery store in Gauhati, India. Nestle India said in a statement Monday, June 15 that it will destroy instant noodles worth 3.2 billion rupees ($50 million) following a sales ban imposed by Indian food safety authorities for unsafe levels of lead. nPhoto: AP

ZURICH: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is testing samples of Maggi, a spokeswoman for the Swiss food group said on Thursday. “We have been made aware that FDA has taken samples of Maggi noodles manufactured in India from third-party importers’ containers for testing, and we have asked the importers to advise us of the outcome of FDA tests,” the spokeswoman said. The FDA was not immediately available for comment.