India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal’s ‘Noodle King’
The crackdown is part of an unprecedented food safety drive in India, with federal and state officials targeting eateries and brands over safety, hygiene and labelling lapses.
India launched a major crackdown on food safety this Friday, targeting a Nepali billionaire's company known for its Wai Wai noodles. The investigation revealed that the factory used unhygienic floor-collected, broken noodles in the production of its Indian snacks. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted the probe, focusing on two Wai Wai-branded products called bhujia.
Inspectors discovered that the company had repackaged floor-collected broken noodles into bhujia without heat treatment. CG Foods India, part of CG Corp Global led by Nepal's only billionaire Binod Chaudhary, known as the "Noodle King," stated they were complying with the regulatory process and committed to maintaining high food safety and quality standards.
Authorities seized 32,000 kg of stock and 1,925 boxes of expired finished goods from the factory, initiating strict legal proceedings. Samples have been collected for further testing. Earlier this week, Indian authorities also raided an illegal operation in Mumbai that falsified expiry dates and nutritional information on products from PepsiCo, Nestle, and other brands for export.
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