<p class="byline">Officials in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district imposed a hefty fine on Nestle, the makers of Maggi, after the product was found to be sub-standard.</p>.<p>The Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Shahjahanpur has imposed a fine of Rs 45 lakh on Nestle while three distributors were fined Rs 17 lakh.</p>.<p>A source said that the District Food Department had collected Maggi samples from seven places in the district on different dates.</p>.<p>"The products were found to be sub-standard," a senior official said. The officials said that the sample had been tested in the government laboratory.</p>.<p>The department had filed a complaint with the ADM who heard the parties concerned and pronounced the order.</p>.<p>"Since the product in question is quite popular among children, no compromise with quality can be allowed...any violation of the standard must be sternly punished," the official said.</p>.<p>In 2016, samples of Maggi were found to be sub-standard after lab tests in Barabanki district.</p>.<p>The company had rejected the charges. The lab tests had then found that the ash content was higher than the permissible limit.</p>
<p class="byline">Officials in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district imposed a hefty fine on Nestle, the makers of Maggi, after the product was found to be sub-standard.</p>.<p>The Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Shahjahanpur has imposed a fine of Rs 45 lakh on Nestle while three distributors were fined Rs 17 lakh.</p>.<p>A source said that the District Food Department had collected Maggi samples from seven places in the district on different dates.</p>.<p>"The products were found to be sub-standard," a senior official said. The officials said that the sample had been tested in the government laboratory.</p>.<p>The department had filed a complaint with the ADM who heard the parties concerned and pronounced the order.</p>.<p>"Since the product in question is quite popular among children, no compromise with quality can be allowed...any violation of the standard must be sternly punished," the official said.</p>.<p>In 2016, samples of Maggi were found to be sub-standard after lab tests in Barabanki district.</p>.<p>The company had rejected the charges. The lab tests had then found that the ash content was higher than the permissible limit.</p>