A picture of a pack of Beef flavoured Maggi Noodles is making rounds on social media and it has been claimed that this new flavour of Maggi noodles has been launched in India.
Tha caption in Hindi read: “नई मैगी गोमांस फ्लेवर में ❌❌🚫🚫
मैगी का बहिष्कार करो भाईयो गाय के मास से मैगी बन रही है,
सभी हिन्दू समुदाय इसका विरोध व बहिस्कार करे।
इस मैगी को बंन्द करके ही दम लेगे ❌🚫”
(Translation: New Maggie in beef flavour. Boycott Maggie brothers, Maggie is being made by cow’s mass. All Hindu community should oppose and oppose it. You will be able to stop this maggie)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be FAKE.
On scanning, though Nestlé India’s official Twitter handle, we found several tweets by the company clarifying queries regarding the same.
“Hi, we would like to inform you that MAGGI noodles manufactured and sold by Nestlé India does not contain beef or any form of beef flavor,” Nestlé India said in a Tweet.
Hi, we would like to inform you that MAGGI noodles manufactured and sold by Nestlé India does not contain beef or any form of beef flavor.
— We Care At Nestlé (@NestleIndiaCare) March 12, 2020
Hence, the above information clarifies that the Beef flavoured Maggi noodles are not being sold in India and the viral claim attached to the picture is false.
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