Maggi Noodles Safe for Consumption; Consumer Trust Most Important, Says Nestle"s Global CEO: Highlights

New Delhi:  Nestle’s global CEO Paul Bulcke is addressing the media on the controversy around Maggi noodles which has been under country-wide scrutiny for high lead content and mono-sodium glutamate or MSG, a taste enhancer.

Here are the highlights:

• I thank you all for your interest.


• We found that the trust of the consumers has been shaken.


• Growing concerns about the product has led to that confusion.


• Maggi Noodles in India are safe for consumption, we have the same quality standards everywhere in the world.


• We have been carrying tests on Maggi noodles on multiple batches. All results that came out indicate that Maggi noodles are safe for consumption.


• There may be some MSG occurring in other ingredients. Will take off ‘No MSG’ from the label so that there’s no confusion about it.


• Trust of our consumers is of paramount importance to us.


• Trying to learn why there’s a difference in test results carried out in other laboratories and ours.


• There is confusion about how you test…if we put them together, we can see why there is difference in test results.


• We are working with the authorities to clarify the situation.


• We will share all our test results with full transparency. This is a result of some confusion and we have to resolve it.


• We are trying to restore the confidence of our consumers in Maggi, our first priority is to address the consumers.


• We want the trust of the consumers and we are taking this very seriously.