Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Reliance Retail on Friday removed all 11 instant noodle brands from its 2,621 stores in over 200 cities.
Two days ago, Future Group-run store Big Bazaar on Wednesday took Maggi noodles off its shelves across the country following state after state banning Maggi over the presence of lead and 'MSG'.
Meanwhile, Nestle today said it is withdrawing the product from Indian market due to "unfounded confusions" that has affected the consumer trust, but maintained that its noodles are safe for consumption.
The company has however declined to share details of how many batches and packets it is withdrawing from the market and how much it would affect its sales in India.
Nestle global CEO Paul Bulcke flew in from Switzerland to take stock of the situation has said the company is cooperating with authorities in India by sharing tests methodologies to find how lead was found beyond permissible limits in tests done by authorities in its efforts to "bring Maggi on the shelves as soon as possible".
With Agency Inputs
