The Unpalatable Truth About How Lead Got Into 'Noodles'

It’s not just Nestlé's Maggi noodles that’s been found to have high levels of lead across the country. Tamil Nadu has banned Wai Wai, Smith And Jones And Reliance Select Noodles for the same reason. So how did the dangerous lead get into our noodles in the first place?

Biochemist Thuppil Venkatesh, professor emeritus at St John's Medical College, Bangalore, has been researching lead contamination and related food safety issues for the last 30 years. He is also the national chair of Indian Society for Lead Awareness and Research (InSLAR). What he has to say is scary.