the country&rsquos favourite 2minute noodles &lsquomaggi&rsquo has come under regulatory scanner after samples collected in some parts of uttar pradesh were found containing added monosodium glutamate msg and lead in excess of the permissible limit.the lucknow food safety and drug administration has initiated inquiry and written to the food safety and standards authority of india fssai in new delhi seeking to cancel the licence for maggi. officials also said that the state regulator has asked fssai to order sampling of the product from across india to check its quality.a few samples ollected in uttar pradesh and tested for permissible ingredients have put to question an entire nation&rsquos health. the lucknow food safety and drug administration has written to the food safety and standards authority of india fssai asking to cancel the licence for maggi.&ldquowe have tested maggi samples at kolkata&rsquos referral laboratory. the test results show that there are added monosodium glutamate and excess of lead. we have ordered further sampling,&rdquo fsda assistant commissioner vijay bahadur yadav told media.however, nestle, which manufactures maggi, maintains that it does not add monosodium glutamate to the product, whereas presence of excess lead is &ldquosurprising&rdquo for the company.&ldquowe do not add msg to maggi noodles and glutamate, if present, may come from naturally occurring sources. food regulators in india also do not specify any limit for the presence of msg glutamate,&rdquo a nestle spokesperson said.&ldquowe are surprised with the lead content supposedly found in the sample. we monitor the lead content regularly as part of regulatory requirements, and tests at our own accredited laboratories as well as those by independent external accredited laboratories have consistently shown the results to be well within the permissible limit.&rdquo the said.according fsda official, test results showed maggi containing 17 parts per million lead, whereas the permissible limit is 0.01ppm. nestle says its records show lead content is negligible and less than 1 of the fixed limit.monosodium glutamate, a kind of amino acid which occurs naturally in many agricultural products, is often also added artificially to packaged food to enhance flavour. regulators and experts say such additives can be harmful for health, mainly for children. food safety regulations mandate companies to specify on the packaging if msg has been added.regulators and experts say such additives can be harmful for health, mainly for children. it is mandatory for companies to specify on the packaging if msg has been added. &ldquoenforcement of the act lies with state government and they must keep a stringent check. once we receive communication from the state, we will certainly examine and take immediate cognizance,&rdquo a senior fssai official said.nestle maintains that maggi noodles &ldquoconform to all applicable food laws and regulations&rdquo. they also said that so far they have not been informed about any cancellation of licence or ban on the product. 
