(3) In May 2015, Food Safety Regulators from Uttar Pradesh, India found that Maggi 2 Minute Noodles had up to 17 times the permissible limit of lead in addition to monosodium glutamate (MSG) in it. Later, multiple state authorities in India found an unacceptable amount of lead and it was banned in more than 5 other states including Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.