{
  "id": 5333534,
  "title": "India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal's 'Noodle King'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/india-food-safety-crackdown-targets-company-of-nepals-noodle-king",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260903/india-food-safety-crackdown-targets-company-of-nepals-noodle-king"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, India's government ordered a Nepali billionaire's company, known as the \"Noodle King,\" to stop producing certain products after an investigation revealed unhygienic practices at their factory. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) found the company, CG Foods India, in Rajasthan state, reprocessing floor-collected broken noodles into their Bhujia snack without proper heat treatment. This incident is part of a broader crackdown on food safety issues across the country, targeting both large and small brands like Domino's, Pizza Hut, and Diageo for potential lapses in hygiene, labeling, and other safety regulations.",
  "summary": "India on Friday ordered a Nepali billionaire's company popular for its Wai Wai noodles to discontinue some products after an investigation found its factory used unhygienic \"floor-collected, broken noodles\" in making its Indian snacks. The crackdown is part of an unprecedented food safety drive in India, where federal and state officials are taking strict action against big and small eateries and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nepali billionaire's CG Foods India banned for unsafe noodle production",
    "FSSAI finds reprocessing of contaminated noodles without heat treatment",
    "Crackdown targets major brands like Domino's and Pizza Hut"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal's 'Noodle King'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/india-food-safety-crackdown-targets-company-of-nepals-noodle-king-5335444",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:32:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal's 'Noodle King'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/india-food-safety-crackdown-targets-company-of-nepals-noodle-king-5350685",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:22:51.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}