‘Maggi’ clears Bombay HC mandated lab tests

Nestle India said it will now commence manufacturing and will sell 'only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three labs'.

Nestle India on Friday said all samples of Maggi have cleared tests conducted by three laboratories, as mandated by the Bombay High Court, paving the way for the instant noodles brand to be back in the market after it was banned over the presence of excess lead.

“We have received test results from all three laboratories mandated by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court to test Maggi noodles samples. All the 90 samples, covering six variants, tested by these laboratories are clear with lead much below the permissible limits,” Nestle India said in a statement.

“In compliance with the orders of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, we will now commence manufacture and will start selling only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories,” the company added.

Stressing that Maggi noodles are safe, Nestle India said it has “conducted over 3,500 tests representing over 200 million packs in both national as well as international-accredited laboratories and all reports are clear”.

In June, food regulator Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had banned Maggi noodles saying it was “unsafe and hazardous” for consumption after finding lead levels beyond permissible limits. The company had withdrawn the instant noodles from the market.

Nestle India had challenged the ban by the FSSAI in the Bombay High Court. In August, the court lifted the nationwide ban imposed by the food regulators on Maggi noodles but ordered a fresh test of samples of the product in three independent labs across India.

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