while this is going on, nestle india has launched a massive campaign.is putting out information on social media like twitter and facebook, telling consumers what is in their products and while they are still -- it is unclear what this developing story h have on nestle india and the brand which is a huge part of it's sales and marketing in india however, this will contribute to a wider debate about food safety and regulation after food processing which we can expect to go on for some time. this is hugely significant as well, given that you are talking about many millions of consumers that this potentially effects. a huge number of people across india have grown up on maggie noodle it's been endorsed by famous people across the country and it's the product that nestle india has marketed for many years as a safe nutritious alternative when it comes to food products in the country. as tens of thousands gathering in the crack down. which allowed a research on earth, to shake hands with an astronaut? space. >> hand shake. >> in a lab in the nether lands the m

and whether the rules governing the operations of companies like nestle india are stringent enough. >> while governments and regulatory bodies are focusing on nestle india experts warn this is part of a much bigger national crisis. >> these contaminates are a part of our food -- of the environment, it is about soil, it is about water, it is about the air. they come from the exhaust they come from batteries, for instance the led they can be mercury, there can be so many things that come from different sources. >> already a ban on one of india's most popular foods is hurting appetites and business. that's the worrying sign whose bread and butter business is maggie noodles. al jazeera, new delhi. >> many syria a u.s. led coalition forces have reportedly launched more air strikes on strong holds. opposition fighters are also reported to have taken control of the town south of aleppo after heavy fighting with syrian government forces. more than 45 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the nigerian city dozens of others were injured the attackers walked into the main market with e

nestle is facing its biggest crisis in india. noodles are now banned in delhi for 15 days after a test showed led contents. shares of nestle in india are falling for a second straight day. nestle india says it has tested 1000 samples and all results showed the lead levels are within the limits specified by food regulation. jack ma's tv and film venture has joined the growing ranks of chinese companies tapping the market for cash. the unit plans to raise $1.6 billion by shelling shares and -- by selling shares in hong kong. the stock is down more than 7% following the share sale. china shanghai composite has extended its fault of 5.3%. the retreat was led by technology, consumer, and telecom shares. yvonne, what is going on? yvonne: volatility. aria draghi talked about it. down about 3.5 percent now. you mentioned the rally for the past 12 incredible. more than doubling those share prices. 134% up in the past 12 months. if you look at the past month, we've seen quite a bit of flirtation. it seems like we hit a wall every time we ge

while governments and regulatory bodies are focusing on nestle' india, experts warn this is part of ar crisis. >> it's about soil water, and air, they come from the exhaust, batteries, lead comes from batteries, there could be mercury, there could be so many things. >> reporter: already a ban on one of india's most popular foods is hurting appetites and business. that's a worrying sign for this man who's bread and butter business is maggie noodles. >>> it has been called the biggest-ever hack of u.s. government data. 4 million past and present federal employees were hit last month by a cyber attack. the u.s. says it's china. >> reporter: we flow this does extend with every agency within inside the executive branch. it hasn't expanded to congress or the judicial but at the same time we do know there may be a connection with another breach that occurred for two very large healthcare companies in the united states who report around a similar time they too suffered a major breach of security losing or exposing personnel as well as exposing medical data so it is really former and current e

. ♪ rishaad: you are watching are closeusiness, we to the opening of markets in india. nestlea crisis, its noodles contains four lead in the law allows, the revelation has prompted lawsuits and halted sales and demands for more testing, as well. noodles are an important snack in asia, but this is sending a shockwave across india, extended? rosalind: absolutely. here is what has happened. legal claims have been fired, which point out that the presence of lead in noodles found in samples tested india have been seven times higher. aboutevalence of letters 2.5 for the daily government holding a press conference saying that in the samples the lead content was as high as 3.5-4.5 and prompting the delhi government to ban the sale of noodles up the next several -- 15 days, and the nestle would have an opportunity to come back and present fresh samples. it is very noticeable here that governments yesterday are independently also testing samples of maggi noodles and say they have not found anything wrong with the samples, they are taking a huge --maggi of theutes about 20% revenue and n

but consumer rights activist says it's impossible to compare street vendors to big brands like nestle india >> has the manufacturing brains the marketing brains, the packaging brain the branding brains the advertising brains. the street food vendor is one man with his life trying to make a living. >> but street food from new delhi has tested positive for e e. coli bacteria. >> common infections related to the food being acute gastroenteritis, diarrhea vomiting dehydration going on to renal failure. >> with many people's health at risk hoping the indian government's action he against nestle india will drive changes across the food industry. liddy dutt, al jazeera new delhi. >> coming up. we'll show you how cuba's coral reef is under pris steen condition. >>> and they aren't digging any hole in the ground. they are literally building the foundation for a temp come back. up next. up next. >> from going pro, >> i never know that was really a possibility. >> to becoming president of the us tennis association. >> we're about getting rackets in children's hands... >> building the game... >> ...sky

reporter: in a first of its kind the indian government has taken action against a private company, nestle india tests are being carried out across the country of the product. while this is going on. nestle insee theia has launched a massive social media complain. it is putting out information on social media platforms like twitter and facebook telling consumers what is in their products and why they are unsafe to consume. the maggie brand is a huge part of its sales and marketing in india. however, this will contribute to a wider debate in india, which we can expect to go on for sometime yet. this is hugely significant as well given that you are talking about many millions of consumers that this potentially effects, a huge number of people across india have grown up on maggie noodles. it is the product that nestle inteeia has marketed for years as a safe nutritious alternative when it comes to food products in the country. >>> ten bodies have been recovered from the capsized boat in china. an indreeian brown reports. >> reporter: they are still calling it a rescue operation, but it's the dead a

but consumer rights activist says it's impossible to compare street vendors to big brands like nestle india >> nestle has the best scientific brains branding brains the advertising brains. this street food vendor one guy with his wife, trying to make out a living. >> reporter: but people do get sick. treat food from new delhi has tested positive for e. coli back tear yar and he treatsbacteria. he treats up to 10 patients a day. >> acute gastritis vomiting, diarrhea and going on to other measures. >> wider change will drive wider change across the food industry. liddy dutt, al jazeera new delhi. >> monday is world oceans day and al jazeera is taking a look at some of the most pristine marine environments around the world. scientists are concerned that corral reefs arecoral reefs are disappearing. nick park has more. >> everywhere you go on this island nation you will see things that resonate from time gone. travel two and a half hours from havana you'll find the bay of pigs, a scene of victory over u.s. backed mercenaries in 1991. but here, pristine coral reefs. marine ecosystems have had th

while governments and regulatory bodies are focusing on nestle' india, experts warn this is part of ah bigger national crisis. >> these contaminates are part of our environment, it's about the soil the water, the air. there are so many things which come from different sources. >> reporter: already a ban on one of india's most popular foods is hurting appetites and business. that's a worrying sign for this man who's bread and butter business is maggie noodles. >>> it has been called the biggest hack of u.s. government data ever. the u.s. suspects china, but the chinese embassy in washington says such accusations are irresponsible. >>> for more on that kimberly halkett joins us live from washington, d.c. how brood is this breach of security? >> reporter: well that's an investigate -- a question investigators are still trying to figure out. we know it is in the executive branch we know so far it hasn't spread to the legislative branch. but we know there may be a correlation or connection with another breach that occurred for two very large healthcare companies in the united states who re

india. they say the noodles are safe to eat. nestle says there are unfounded concerns in india.a test on noodles from a small town supermarket found levels of the legal times above limit. independent testing has been ordered. criminal complaints have been filed against the company. even celebrity endorsements now considering class-action lawsuits. shares of nestle in india have fallen by 12% of the last two days. rishaad: another story we are following, japan's robot revolution creating a new breed of venture capitalists. a look at that story on bloomberg.com. later on the program, one of the worlds biggest water disputes could have an end inside. mumbaiheading to kno after this break. keep -- when is can we expect from the meeting today? that is all next. ♪ rishaad: opec members in vienna for a meeting expected to maintain their output target despite falling prices. in a moment, we look at analysis. first, what is on their agenda? >> the organization of the petroleum exporting countries, better known as opec, is an inter-governmental group made up of 12 nations. together, they

health scare in india food regulators ban the sale and production of nestle-maggie noodles for containing high levels of lead. ♪ hello, this is the world news from al jazeera, i'm jane and also on this program pinpointing the mers virus in south korea, a fourth person dies and infected doctors had contact with 1500 people. raising the rake of a chinese cruise ship and government says no more survivors expected to be found among the hundreds on board and opec members meet and the oil cartel is expected to keep them steady by iran wants to pump more. ♪ india's food safety regulator has ban the sale and production of maggi instant noodles after samples were found unsafe to eat. this manufacture nestle asked to recall nine types of the popular food and dangerous levels of lead were detected in some samples and accuse nestle of miss labeling information about its products. the global nestle insists that maggi noodles are safe to eat. >> translator: it was raided and we seized 12-13 cartons of maggi products and collecting samples from around the state and until we get a report of the tests we

. >>> the chief executive of nestle' has flown to india to try to reassure customers.ia's food safety regulators have banned the sale of maggie instant noodles. they say dangerous levels of lead were detected in some samples. >> reporter: for more than 20 years this man and his family have been selling maggie noodles to university students in new delhi. they have created 50 different dishes, but their business has dropped by 50% since the regulators found samples of maggie noodles were unsafe to eat. >> translator: we have dropped the name maggie from our menu board and we have substituted with other noodle brands. we will not use maggie at our shop until the government says the brand is adhering to food safety standards. >> reporter: to prevent further fallout, nestle''s global ceo has stepped in. he says the noodles are safe to eat. consumer rights activists say the decision to stop selling noodles is too late. >> considering the effects of lead on children and the fact that high levels of lead in blood in children is already a problem in india, i think they should h

maggie noodles, and remember the advertising and the famous parties endorsing the products that nestle india described as a nutritious food alternative. in delhi, the government banned the sale of them temporarily, you can't find them at stores like this. it's unclear the wider fallout for nestle and the noodle brand will be. states are testing samples, and it will be from there that more information about be known as to the sources of this excess of led, where it's coming from and what this means for the company. this issue is raising questions about food and safety and regulations across india, it's an issue that will be debated for some time. >> there's concern in nepal that distribution of aid is unfair. people that own their homes, they are getting help. renters are not. the parliamentary committee is directing the government to help reners. a lot of people lost documents making a claim difficult. >>> in this town, brick by brick they are starting again. shattered homes are being cleared out. building materials collected. all thanks to community initiatives. here, the earthquake lays be

from small corner stores to super markets maggie noodles have disappeared, nestle india has stopped sellingm nationwide. but consumer rights activists say the decision is too late. >> the effects of led on children and the fact that this is high levels of led in blood in children is already a problem in india i think they should have shown more concern, and acted far more quickly for decades millions of indians have eaten foods made locally. in the past brands have also faced scrutiny over their production processes. this case has raised questions about india's food processing and safety standards. >> while governments and regulatory bodies are facing experts win this is part of a much bigger national crisis. it's about soil, it's about water, it is about the air. comes from batteries there could be mercury there can be so many thing which is come from different sources. that's a worrying sign, whose bread and butter business is maggie noodles. al jazeera, new delly. thank you for coming in, if the indian regulators believe that these noodles are unsafe it varies all over the world how regu

from what we understand at the moment we've got to also clarify here that nestle india is a subsidiary of nettle and that's the company that produces the maggie noodle product consumed in india. the product has been held up in terms of nepal and supplies are being checked that are sold in stores in the u.k. in terms of internationally that's as far afield as this story goes at the moment, but certainly questions will be raised across markets where these noodles are sold and consumed quite widely. >> thank you for that from new delhi there. >> pakistani officials say eight of the 10 men who were supposedly convicted for trying to kill school girl activist malala yousafzai were cleared. they shot her in her head in 2012 on her school bus. in april security officials announced 10 men were sentenced to long jail terms following a secret trial. it's not clear if those acquitted have been released yet. >> a fourth person has died from middle east respiratory syndrome in south korea. 41 cases have been confirmed. it's emerge that a doctor came into contact with more than 1500 people while inf

while this is going on, nestle india has launch add massive social media campaign to allay concerns of millions of consumers of it's products. it is putting out information like twitter and facebook, telling consumers what is in their product and while they are still safe to consume. however this will contribute to a wider debate about food safety and regulation of food processing which we can expect to go on for some time. this is hugely significant as well given that you are talking about many millions of consumers that this potentially efforts. a huge number of people across india have grown up on maggie noodles. it's been endorsed by famous people and it is the products that they have marketed for many years as a safe nutritious alternative when it comes to food products in the country. many are still trying to recover to the ordeals they wasn't through before the journeys began. the stories are common ones of escape from war oppression and poverty. their ordeal as symboling of the many troubles of our times. risking their lives across the mediterranean sea was their only option. t

rights activist said it's impossible and unfair to compare street food vendors to big brands like nestle, india. >> it has the best technical grades, manufacturing brains, the marketing brains, the packaging brains, the labeling brains the branding names advertising brains. this street food vendor is one guy with his wife trying to make out a living. >> people do get sick. street food from new delhi tested positive for he coaly bacteria. >> common infections related to the food with patients having diarrhea deheight duration, going on to renal failure. >> those campaigning for higher safety standards are hoping the indian government's actions against nettle india will drive wider change across the food industry. al jazeera, new delhi. >> time for all the sport here's robin. >> jumping five places to set at four in the world champions showing off his tree fee in paris. that dale was beaten, up to 10th his lowest position for a decade. a lot is made over the choice of shorts. >> everybody talks about that shorts. i quite like it. enenjoy is, those shorts. apparently i'm the only one but it was ju

they must be pretty frightened. >> reporter: it certainly had a big response across india and nestleeen on a big social media drive promoting the platforms like twitter and facebook and this is a vendor we met this morning and just selling maggi noodles to university to students in a main college of the city and in the past week with the story he had to retool his menu to take maggi name out of it and what is particularly worrying while he has done it the name maggi is in his business name so that is a particular concern and there will be vendors and consumers across the country that are particularly worried on either end of the supply chain. thank you. south korean health officials named the hospital where the bulk of middle east respiratory syndrome or mers cases have occurred 30 of 41 confirmed infections were traced back to a hospital and a south korean doctor carrying the virus came into contact with 1500 people and harry faucet has more. >> reporter: for calls for transcript si south korea government said one of the hospitals involved in the mers out break and 30 cases confirme

. >> now shares in nestle india hit a low. ned the product amid allegations of a dangerous level of led. nestle says it's own tests showed the noodles were safe to eat. >> some analysts are worried that the recent heat wave in india coupled with below average rainfall may have a negative impact on the rice crop. current forecasts predict a 4% fall in rice production from the year before. joining us now is the chairman of nature foods a major rice producer in india. how detrimental is the weather to the crop? >> it's still early times and especially where you have the five rivers flowing out of the great american mountain. the majority of our business should not be impacted. it uses less water than ordinary rice and as a matter of fact institutions have been guiding the farmers to plant more of that and like i heard you guys say right now, 4% decrease i think that's still a long way off to be actualized and any rain fall which would come in even on the later part would make up for it. reason being, rice is a transplanted crop. a

india food regulator asked nestle to stop the production and sale of nine different types of maggie instantes with dangerous high lead in some samples and earlier the global ceo said in new deli that maggi is safe to eat and it's withdrawing the product from selves and at least six india states have banned its sale and raids are happening in many parts of the country. >> translator: the nestle was raised and seized products and collecting samples from around the state and tests being conducted and until we get a report of the products we ordered a stop on the sale of products. >> reporter: they confirmed the death of a fourth person in an out break of out break respiratory syndrome or mers and went to 41 and an effected south korean doctor came in contact with more than 1500 people and harry faucet has more from seoul. >> reporter: at a time when the government is taking measures to stop the spread of mers the news that emerged overnight about one doctor is that on the 27th of may he was treating a patient with mers and two days later he developed what the health ministry said was mild symp

year after the military coup we hear from the country's prime minister >>> and a food scare in india. nestle's maggie instant noodles are ordered off the shelves. >>> first i.s.i.l. has just got a major boost in its war with the iraqi government. several tribal sheikhs and tribes have pledged allegiance to the islamic state of iraq and levant. now, they met in the city of fallujah on wednesday, and pledged support to the head of i.s.i.l. abu bakr al-baghdadi. let's get the latest turning to our correspondent in baghdad, imran khan. this must be a blow to the iraqi government. >> it's a worrying development. it's been a long time coming. a lot of sunni tribes said to the government, before i.s.i.l. took over the city of fallujah that they needed to be brought into the government. they needed the jobs they were promised in the army. they were promised a number of things that would never materialize for them. anger levels have been building for a long time. the reason that they have pledged allegiance to the i.s.i.l. leader abu bakr al-baghdadi, is because they feel that the shia militias that co

also coming up a food fight in india, maggie noodles aren't safe to eat regulators say, but nestle' says they are fine. >>> and a cultural come back ten years after the taliban destroys these priceless statutes. ♪ >>> india's food safety regulators have banned the sale and production of maggie noodles a hugely popular food often served to children. they say dangerous levels of lead were detected in some samples. nestle' have been holding a press conference to try to i guess, reassure the public what have they been saying about maggie noodles. >> yeah absolutely. talking about why nestle' is still a deing -- dependable company. and they are getting these maggie noodles back on the shelves as quickly as possible. the nestle' company has been very clear that their products will be back on the shelves as soon as possible. but many are asking how can the independent tests that nestle' have conducted and the tests that the regulators have conducted have such different results? >> what are people saying to you? because this is a hugely popular food product available all over india. >> reporter:

the brand was listed as one of the top five most trusted brands in india and nestle is on a media blitz making sure indians remember that with testing in various parts of the noodles products. it's unclear what will happen next given what the government is doing in terms of action and the bans across the country but the company itself is certainly looking to allay fears that many consumers can have in one of the world's fastest retail markets. >> that is a huge market in india. thank you for that. updating us from new delhi there. >> now there have been more saudi-led coalition airstrikes in yemen. government buildings occupied by houthi fighters and an arms depot were targeted president northwestern city. rebel fighters and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are reported killed. >> yemen's former president has been accused of supporting and directing al-qaeda despite the fact that united states was a long time supporter of his. we report. >> this car bomb attack in yemen's province killed eight spanish tourists. al-qaeda fighters claimed responsibility but this man say

to reveal what he called an avalanche of secrets >>> swiss company nestle's noodle brand maggie is facing a nation-wide crackdown in india after allegations that samples contained high levels of led. the provincial government in new delhi planned sales and banned legal action. several states tested samples, and big retail chains pulled it off the racks. the led levels are within acceptable limits. >> we are waiting for the reports from all states to come and we'll take a complete picture of the whole issue, and accordingly action will be taken. no laxity will be left. appropriate action will be taken accordingly. >> the chief operating officer at voice society specialising in consumer education joins us from new delhi. thank you so much for your time. are you confident yet that this product is out of circulation? >> well under some of the tastings in the country and several states there is something amiss in the lead levels. definitely yes. we still are awaiting food safety. authorities to the port which should be coming by tomorrow latest in fact and by then. >> how reliable is the testing? >> see the issue is both at t

and 2010 world cup and another promises to disclose even more and a food scare in india, instand noodles made by nestlere ordered off the shelves. ♪ i.s.i.l. fighters have been given a boost in their war with iraq government and several shakes and tribes in anbar pledged allegiance to the group after meeting in fallujah pledged to the head of i.s.i.l. and we have more from baghdad. >> reporter: we have been expecting such a move for about two years because sunnis of anbar province complains to the government they have been ignored and sidelined and promised jobs and develop for anbar province and none has come. what is the catalyst part on this? shia attack on anbar province and sunnis see that as sectarian and the language used in the statement is sectarian and refers to the irans and let's see what they have to say and how he is going to mount this next attack on iraqi security forces forces. >> translator: we announce our allegiance and support to islamic state and commander of the fateful and muslim shake and we tell him we will adhere to and follow his path and stand by him to fight the enemy of r

swiss company nestles instant noodle brand maggie is facing a nationwide crack down in india after allegationst samples contain high levels of led. but several states have now banned the products and others are carrying out tests on noodle samples. big retail chains have proven from their stores. the report from all states to come and then we will take a complete picture of the whole issue. and accordingly action will be taken. and appropriate action will be taken. now fifa former vice president has himself being put under investigation for alleged corruption. has vowed to reveal all promising an avalanche of secrets and every day that passes the crisis of the world governing body is deepening. if he is telling the truth it takes it into new territory. says officials include sepp blatter himself, were linked to political events in the trinidad and to baying go, he says he will hand over documents proving this and other allegations. these documents have involvement in the full matters the link between fifa, and me. the link between fifa. south africa has already started the investigation. >> in

nestle has a strong interest restoring trust in its products. the company earns over 200 million euros a year from noodles sold in india. >> a trying week for stockmarkets is coming to an end. the mood from the floor in frankfurt. >> the mood was very pessimistic today despite the fact that we have lovely weather outside. investors are very nervous about the situation in greece. some prepare already for possible exits. one investor said that in case the dax could increase more than 1000 points. we've also got good data from the u.s. labor market. more than 2% last month. it doesn't help send the stock price is higher today. >> here's a look at the numbers for you now. ending the week at 11,197. across the atlantic, dow jones industrial is down in negative territory by about one third and the euro losing ground at the moment. $1.11. things may be looking up for the u.s. economy, posting stang -- strong job gains last month. >> it is the most since december. the unemployment rate still crept up to 5.5%. analysts expressed surprise at the better-than-expected numbers and they say they reflect increasing confidence among u.s. companies. serena willia

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nestle down 0.6%. seeing red after recalling it's maggi noodles in india.llows a food scare which suggested it contained excess levels of lead. they insist they're safe to eat. lloyds bank down. bnp trading lower on a french newspaper report that the bank plans to streamline it's bisby cutting 20% of costs and boosting revenue. it's off just over 1% today. stefen has more on the story. >> there's no confirmation but according to union sources they'd like to increase it's return on revenue from 16 to 20% and bnp would aim to increase by 7% over the next couple of years. there's no indication bnp would like to reduce the status specifically in it's london office but a source familiar with the matter says bnp was reviewing it's global market operations in london in order to assess the cost base and review how to make it more efficient. banks are trying to upset the increasing cost of regulation. european single resolution fund. the contribution was the highest for the branch. 245 million euros and also facing an increasing pressure regarding it's operating exp