Government framing new laws to deal with Maggi-like cases: Ramvilas Paswan

ARA: The Centre is working on a new law with a provision of life imprisonment to deal with cases in which consumers of essential commodities and food items are duped, Union food minister Ramvilas Paswan said on Tuesday.

People indulging in “confusing advertisement" to promote such essential commodities and food items would also be liable for stringent punishement of life sentence under the new law, Paswan said.

He cited the case of Maggi noodles, which contained high level of lead and monosodium glutamate, saying stringent legal provision would be applied. The Union Food and Consumer Affairs minister said that no leniency would be shown against those indulging in manufacture and promotion of sale of life-saving items and harmful food products.

Paswan also showed concern over huge pendency and delay in disposal of cases in consumer forum.