NEW DELHI: Amid a row over alleged lapses in food safety standards of instant noodles Maggi , the Maharashtra government on Wednesday said there have been no negative reports about the samples tested so far.

"We have taken some samples but we have not found any negative reports. I am in constant touch with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Harshadeep Kamble on the issue," food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat told PTI on Wednesday.

He said that around 8-10 samples of Maggi have been tested by the government.

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"Their production is batch wise and to do a detailed analysis of their product, we need to test samples from different batches, the work of which is going on. A problem can be identified once more such samples from other batches are tested," Bapat said.

He said that the government will take necessary action against Nestle if something is found amiss.

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The probe into alleged lapses of food safety standards has already been expanded to test Maggi noodle samples from across the country following detection of mono-sodium glutamate and lead in excess of the prescribed limit in the noodles.

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Maggi noodles safe in Goa: FDA

Maggi noodles are safe for consumption in Goa, a senior Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) official said on Wednesday, according to IANS.

FDA deputy director Jyoti Sardesai told reporters in Panaji that tests conducted on Maggi products, both at the local production unit and retail stores, showed that monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) and lead levels were within accepted limits.

"Both MSG (monosodium glutamate) and lead levels were within limits when we conducted the tests," she said.

She said that following the nationwide controversy over consumption of Maggi noodles, the department had conducted a series of tests, which did not show violation of food laws.

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She also said that Maggi noodle samples were drawn from the Nestle manufacturing unit at Bicholim sub-district in North Goa as well as from five randomly chosen retail stores for the tests.

No excess lead in samples tested: Kerala

Kerala has, meanwhile, said that the lead content found in the samples of Maggi noodles that it tested is within permissible limits. Today, the state government said samples taken from Ernakulam district found lead with permissible levels, NDTV reported.

