The country's biggest retailer, Future Group, Wednesday stopped stocking Nestle's noodle brand Maggi on its shelves amid its safety concerns by several state government.
The company's retail formats - Big Bazaar, Easy day and Nilgiris - had pulled out the product in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh a day ago, it will now have a nationwide ban. "In the interest of consumer sentiment and concerns we have taken Maggie noodles off the shelves from all our stores for the time being. We will wait for more clarity from authorities to take the further course of action," said Future Group's spokesperson.
Future Group, that runs more than 500 supermarkets, is Nestle's largest client for Maggi noodles retailing and it will surely affect sales, said analysts.
