
Indian food safety authorities are reportedly examining popular packaged foods manufactured by the likes of Heinz and Kellogg after a row erupted over Nestle's Maggi noodles.
According to business news website Business Insider India, citing unnamed sources, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is examining claims made on the packaging of packaged foods, as well as testing for quality and ingredients.
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The food regulator is said to have written to Heinz concerning claims its baked beans are low in sugar. Kellogg is reportedly in the firing line for its Oats and Honey product.
The tougher stance from regulators comes following testing that detected elevated levels of lead and the ingredient MSG in packets of Maggi branded noodles.
The noodles carry a claim that they contain "no added MSG" on their labelling and – while Nestle does not add MSG as an ingredient – the FSSAI said the claim was "misleading".
Nestle denies its noodles contain levels of lead that exceed regulatory requirements but the Swiss food giant has pulled Maggi from shelves across India.

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By GlobalDataRepresentatives for Heinz and Kellogg could not be reached for comment at time of publication.
The FSSAI has not confirmed it has extended its testing and sampling programme beyond the dried noodle, pasta and macaroni sector. However, the regulator has asked state authorities to perform further tests on various noodle and pasta products manufactured by Nestle, Ruchi International, Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare, AA Nutrition, Indo Nissin Food and ITC Ltd.
In a letter to state authorities, the FSSAI said: "You are advised to draw samples of the food products… and take action… [if] food items not found conforming to the applicable standards… You are advised to ensure that such products are recalled, removed from the market and destroyed."