Bombay HC Allows Nestle India To Export Maggi Noodles

30 June, Mumbai

While continuing with the ban on sale of Nestle’s 2-minute Maggie noodles in India, Bombay High Court today granted permission to Nestle India to export the product.

The court was hearing the petition filed by Nestle India against food safety regulator FSSAI’s country-wide ban of Maggi noodles demanding revoking of the the ban of the sale of Maggie in the country.

Though today’s judgement comes as a relief to Nestle India, the company will have to wait for next hearing of company’s challenge on July 14.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had on Saturday justified its June 5 ban on Nestle India’s 2-minute Maggi noodles in strongly worded 60-page affidavit that questioned the company’s safety claims.

FSSAI said that 30 out of 72 samples tested positive for dangerously high levels of lead and even MSG, despite the packets’ ‘no added MSG’ claim. The central food safety authority filed its reply in the Bombay high court in response to a petition filed by Nestle India against the ban.

The authority said that the ‘present situation has arisen because the petitioner had failed to adhere to its own declared policy and principles.