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India food safety crackdown targets company owned by Nepal’s “Noodle King”

From Khaleej Times · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement Under investigation
  • India ordered a CG Foods India factory in Rajasthan to discontinue some Wai Wai-branded bhujia products after inspectors found unhygienic production practices.
  • The food safety regulator said workers reprocessed broken noodles collected from the floor without heat treatment, and authorities seized 32,000 kilograms of stock and 1,925 boxes of expired goods.
  • The action forms part of a wider Indian crackdown on food safety, hygiene and labeling violations affecting major brands and food businesses.

Indian authorities have ordered a factory linked to Nepal’s only billionaire to stop making some snacks after inspectors found workers reusing broken noodles collected from the factory floor.

The order targeted a CG Foods India facility in Rajasthan, western India. The company forms part of CG Corp Global, led by Binod Chaudhary, who is known as the “Noodle King” because of the popularity of his Wai Wai noodles.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said its investigation focused on two Wai Wai-branded products called bhujia, a widely sold fried snack packaged in small portions. Inspectors found that the factory was “re-processing floor-collected broken noodles into bhujia without heat treatment.”

re-processing floor-collected broken noodles into bhujia without heat treatment

· Food Safety and Standards Authority of IndiaThe regulator described the production practice inspectors found at the Rajasthan factory.

Authorities also seized 32,000 kilograms of stock and 1,925 boxes of expired finished products, the regulator said. It added that strict legal proceedings had begun against the food business operator and that samples had been collected for testing. CG Foods India did not respond to a request for comment.

The case comes during an unusually broad food safety drive in India. Federal and state authorities have taken action against restaurants and brands, including Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Diageo, over food safety, hygiene or labeling failures. Indian authorities also recently raided an illegal Mumbai operation that falsified expiry dates and nutritional information on products made by PepsiCo, Nestle and other companies for export.

strict legal proceedings

· Food Safety and Standards Authority of IndiaThe regulator said legal action had begun against the food business operator.
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Originally published by Khaleej Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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