East Africa’s biggest supermarket chain has withdrawn Nestle’s Maggi noodle brand from its shops in five countries, amid concerns over food safety.
Nakumatt says the noodles have been withdrawn from shops in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, after demands from a Kenyan consumer group.
The group was reacting to a partial ban in India, where regulators described the product as “unsafe and hazardous”.
Nestle maintains that Maggi noodles are completely safe.
Maggi noodles are very popular in Kenya, and the company’s seasoning cubes, which are not involved in the current controversy, are widely used in West African cuisine.
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Source:: New Mail
