Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to move the Supreme Court against a Bombay High Court order that allowed Maggi noodles to restart their sales in India.
Reports said that the Maharashtra government will seek a ban on the noodle again in the Supreme Court.
On Wednesday, it took just 5 minutes for 60,000 welcome kits of Maggi to be sold out on Snapdeal as consumers thronged the e-commerce platform to lap up their 2-minute instant noodles.
Earlier this week, Snapdeal had announced that it would sell Nestle's Maggi via a unique 'flash sale model' as the noodles brand made a comeback after a gap of five months.
Maggi was banned after it was allegedly found to have lead content beyond permissible limits.
A new batch of Maggi 'Welcome Kits' will be on sale from November 16.
Maggi has been relaunched in 100 towns through 300-odd distributors and is being rolled out in a staggered manner across the country, except in eight states where it is still not allowed.
The popular brand of noodles had passed tests by three government-accredited laboratories, as ordered by the Bombay High Court which in August had lifted ban on the instant noodles that was imposed by food safety regulators.
Maggi was banned in June by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) which stated that it was 'unsafe and hazardous' for consumption due to presence of lead beyond permissible limits. The company had withdrawn the noodles brand from the market.
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