Atta noodles: Patanjali among 2 firms served FSSAI notice

The government has served notices to two ayurvedic firms, including yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, for violating food safety norms in manufacturing atta noodles, Health Minister JP Nadda said on Friday.

“The FSSAI has issued a notice to M/s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and M/s Akash Yog Health Products Pvt Ltd on November 19, asking them to show cause as to why action should not be taken against them for violating the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act.. for manufacturing, relabelling and marketing Patanjali atta noodles without obtaining valid approvals,” Nadda said. Ramdev had launched the product aiming to capture the noodle market.