<p>A day after the Delhi government directed Nestle India to ban Maggi noodles for 15 days, the brand was still available at some local stores. <br /><br />Store owners claimed their stocks have not been withdrawn yet. However, most stores in central Delhi said their stocks were recalled.<br /><br />“The sale of Maggi noodles is still the same as before. We have not received any information yet that the stocks will be recalled,” said Sonu Kumar, a store owner in Kalkaji.<br /><br />Another shopkeeper in south Delhi, Sudhir Sharma, said he had sold over 10 packets of Maggi noodles late on Tuesday night and the stocks have not been returned.<br /><br />No customers<br /><br />Store owners in Palika Bazaar and Connaught Place said there were no customers for Maggi noodles and the stocks have been returned to the wholesalers. <br /><br />“The packets were returned right after the Delhi government announced the ban for the next 15 days on Wednesday,” said Navin Jain, who runs a shop at Palika Bazaar.<br />With Maggi off many shelves, other companies are trying to push in more stocks of instant noodles to the stores. <br /><br />“We were contacted by a rival company of Nestle India for doubling our stocks of the brand’s instant noodles. They claimed their product is safe unlike Maggi noodles,” said Sudesh Jain, who runs a store in Connaught Place.<br /><br />“We declined as there are no takers since the controversy over Maggi erupted,” he added.<br /><br />Clearing of stocks<br />For some shopkeepers, clearing the stocks off the stores was not just enough. <br />“I alerted my children even before the ban was enforced and word reached us to clear the stocks. People are wary of buying any type of instant noodles now,” said P K Jain. <br /><br />At a “Maggi Point” in Kalkaji, the usual customers were missing. </p>.<p><br />Only three customers arrived here who shifted from their Maggi noodles meal to pasta – also sold at the counter. <br /><br />For the “maggi-maker” Babloo’s neighbouring shop owner it was an odd feeling. <br />“It was odd seeing him not even making one bowl of Maggi to serve customers,” said Daya Shankar, who runs a paan shop.<br /></p>
<p>A day after the Delhi government directed Nestle India to ban Maggi noodles for 15 days, the brand was still available at some local stores. <br /><br />Store owners claimed their stocks have not been withdrawn yet. However, most stores in central Delhi said their stocks were recalled.<br /><br />“The sale of Maggi noodles is still the same as before. We have not received any information yet that the stocks will be recalled,” said Sonu Kumar, a store owner in Kalkaji.<br /><br />Another shopkeeper in south Delhi, Sudhir Sharma, said he had sold over 10 packets of Maggi noodles late on Tuesday night and the stocks have not been returned.<br /><br />No customers<br /><br />Store owners in Palika Bazaar and Connaught Place said there were no customers for Maggi noodles and the stocks have been returned to the wholesalers. <br /><br />“The packets were returned right after the Delhi government announced the ban for the next 15 days on Wednesday,” said Navin Jain, who runs a shop at Palika Bazaar.<br />With Maggi off many shelves, other companies are trying to push in more stocks of instant noodles to the stores. <br /><br />“We were contacted by a rival company of Nestle India for doubling our stocks of the brand’s instant noodles. They claimed their product is safe unlike Maggi noodles,” said Sudesh Jain, who runs a store in Connaught Place.<br /><br />“We declined as there are no takers since the controversy over Maggi erupted,” he added.<br /><br />Clearing of stocks<br />For some shopkeepers, clearing the stocks off the stores was not just enough. <br />“I alerted my children even before the ban was enforced and word reached us to clear the stocks. People are wary of buying any type of instant noodles now,” said P K Jain. <br /><br />At a “Maggi Point” in Kalkaji, the usual customers were missing. </p>.<p><br />Only three customers arrived here who shifted from their Maggi noodles meal to pasta – also sold at the counter. <br /><br />For the “maggi-maker” Babloo’s neighbouring shop owner it was an odd feeling. <br />“It was odd seeing him not even making one bowl of Maggi to serve customers,” said Daya Shankar, who runs a paan shop.<br /></p>
