MSG in momos declared unsafe

JAMMU: The state government has declared use of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in Momos as unsafe and conducted an awareness drive against its use, Health and Medical Education Minister Bali Bhagat said today, while replying to a Calling Attention Notice by Ramesh Arora in the Leigslative Council.
Bhagat said a special drive to detect use of MSG in Momos was conducted by Drugs and Food Control Organisation J&K while informed that of the eight samples of momos lifted for analytical purposes, six were declared as unsafe for human consumption.
Claiming that the defaulters were immediately prosecuted in the appropriate Court of Law and the matters are still sub-judice, the Minister said that awareness programmes against the use of Monosodium Glutamate were also conducted.
Replying to a supplementary, the minister said the Ajinomoto is an additive used to enhance taste and its main ingredient is MSG.
Bhagat said in response to the communication of the FSSAI, nine samples of food supplements were also sent to the said agency, of which one product was declared to be containing a prohibited substance, at low concentration and which can put the health of its users at risk, while reports of three samples of health supplements sent to National Anti-Doping Agency are still awaited.
The minister informed the House that accordingly the manufacture, storage, sale, distribution of the supplement was prohibited in Jammu and Kashmir by the Commissioner, Food Safety.