All three laboratories mandated by the Bombay high court to test Maggi samples have cleared the noodles with lead much below the permissible limits
New Delhi: Nestlé India Ltd, the local arm of the Swiss packaged foods company Nestlé SA, on Friday said test results of Maggi noodles samples show that the noodles are safe.
“We have received test results from all three laboratories mandated by the Bombay high court (HC) 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,” the company said in a statement.
The Bombay HC, on 13 August, set aside a ban imposed by food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), on the sale of Maggi noodles and asked for retesting samples at three laboratories certified by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories in Pune, Hyderabad and Punjab.
Nestlé had moved the HC following the FSSAI order on 5 June asking the firm to immediately withdraw all nine variants of Maggi noodles, calling them “unsafe and hazardous” for human consumption.
Nestlé will now commence manufacturing the noodles. But, the freshly produced Maggi noodles will have to undergo tests as well. Nestlé India, in a statement, said the company will start “selling only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories”.
However, the company did not indicate any time line for Maggi’s comeback. “We are committed to reintroduce our beloved Maggi noodles at the earliest,” it added.
“Nestlé India has always maintained that Maggi noodles are safe. 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 addition to these, various countries including the US, the UK, Singapore and Australia have found Maggi noodles manufactured in India safe for consumption,” the company said.
The company also said that it will continue to collaborate with FSSAI and other stakeholders.
New Delhi: Nestlé India Ltd, the local arm of the Swiss packaged foods company Nestlé SA, on Friday said test results of Maggi noodles samples show that the noodles are safe.
“We have received test results from all three laboratories mandated by the Bombay high court (HC) 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,” the company said in a statement.
The Bombay HC, on 13 August, set aside a ban imposed by food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), on the sale of Maggi noodles and asked for retesting samples at three laboratories certified by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories in Pune, Hyderabad and Punjab.
Nestlé had moved the HC following the FSSAI order on 5 June asking the firm to immediately withdraw all nine variants of Maggi noodles, calling them “unsafe and hazardous” for human consumption.
Nestlé will now commence manufacturing the noodles. But, the freshly produced Maggi noodles will have to undergo tests as well. Nestlé India, in a statement, said the company will start “selling only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories”.
However, the company did not indicate any time line for Maggi’s comeback. “We are committed to reintroduce our beloved Maggi noodles at the earliest,” it added.
“Nestlé India has always maintained that Maggi noodles are safe. 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 addition to these, various countries including the US, the UK, Singapore and Australia have found Maggi noodles manufactured in India safe for consumption,” the company said.
The company also said that it will continue to collaborate with FSSAI and other stakeholders.
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