Question: why ajinomoto is banned in different countries?
Answer: TL-DR; Banned in only one province of one country, due to a prank letter in the late 1960s. Ajinomoto was one of the first brands to sell Monosodium Glutamate as an umami flavour for food. ... The Punjab Food Authority has banned the use of Ajinomoto in any food products prepared in the region.