Maggi Safety Test

FMCG major Nestle today said its popular Maggi has cleared tests conducted by Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) under the directive of Supreme Court, reiterating that its instant noodles brand is safe for consumption.

Months after Maggi storm, the Uttar Pradesh food safety department has found samples of some other instant noodle brands "sub-standard" with ash content in the tastemaker exceeding the prescribed limits.

The Supreme Court has asked a government laboratory in Mysore to clarify whether its tests on Maggi noodles show lead and monosodium glutamate or MSG within safe limits.

While Nestle India has relaunched the instant noodles brand, the issue brought to the fore the food safety issues although questions also emerged about the testing standards of various government laboratories.

Nestle India had challenged the NCDRC December 9-10 order directing the testing of Maggi noodles sample by a Chennai lab.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the testing of Maggi noodles samples as directed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) will now be undertaken by the Mysuru-based Central Food Technological Research Institute lab.

The Supreme Court today ordered testing of samples of Maggi noodles in Mysore laboratory after the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) had directed that it be done in Chennai.

The Supreme Court sought the central government's response on Nestle India's plea challenging the "legality and correctness" of the NCDRC order directing testing of 16 samples of Maggi noodles to ascertain their safety for consumption.

The Supreme Court today sought response from Nestle and Maharashtra government on a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plea seeking a stay of the Bombay High Court order prohibiting food testing by the government labs not accredited under new food safety law.

Nestle India, which is facing a fresh controversy over its pasta products after Maggi noodles, today questioned the validity of lab test done by the Uttar Pradesh government saying it was neither "NABL accredited" nor "notified by FSSAI".

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.

Nestle India yesterday asked the apex consumer court why fresh food safety tests were being ordered on Maggi noodles when a similar exercise has already been conducted as per the directions of the Bombay High Court.

Nestle India today asked the apex consumer court why fresh food safety tests were being ordered on Maggi noodles when a similar exercise has already been conducted as per the directions of the Bombay High Court.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), had said in its ban-order issued on June 5, that tests conducted on a batch of Maggi were found to contain more-than-permissible levels of lead and high quantities of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG).

India's food safety watchdog in June banned Nestle from making or selling noodles in the country after tests by some states found lead levels exceeded statutory limits.

FMCG major Nestle today said its popular Maggi has cleared tests conducted by Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) under the directive of Supreme Court, reiterating that its instant noodles brand is safe for consumption.

Months after Maggi storm, the Uttar Pradesh food safety department has found samples of some other instant noodle brands "sub-standard" with ash content in the tastemaker exceeding the prescribed limits.

The Supreme Court has asked a government laboratory in Mysore to clarify whether its tests on Maggi noodles show lead and monosodium glutamate or MSG within safe limits.

While Nestle India has relaunched the instant noodles brand, the issue brought to the fore the food safety issues although questions also emerged about the testing standards of various government laboratories.

Nestle India had challenged the NCDRC December 9-10 order directing the testing of Maggi noodles sample by a Chennai lab.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the testing of Maggi noodles samples as directed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) will now be undertaken by the Mysuru-based Central Food Technological Research Institute lab.

The Supreme Court today ordered testing of samples of Maggi noodles in Mysore laboratory after the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) had directed that it be done in Chennai.

The Supreme Court sought the central government's response on Nestle India's plea challenging the "legality and correctness" of the NCDRC order directing testing of 16 samples of Maggi noodles to ascertain their safety for consumption.

The Supreme Court today sought response from Nestle and Maharashtra government on a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plea seeking a stay of the Bombay High Court order prohibiting food testing by the government labs not accredited under new food safety law.

Nestle India, which is facing a fresh controversy over its pasta products after Maggi noodles, today questioned the validity of lab test done by the Uttar Pradesh government saying it was neither "NABL accredited" nor "notified by FSSAI".

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.

Nestle India yesterday asked the apex consumer court why fresh food safety tests were being ordered on Maggi noodles when a similar exercise has already been conducted as per the directions of the Bombay High Court.

Nestle India today asked the apex consumer court why fresh food safety tests were being ordered on Maggi noodles when a similar exercise has already been conducted as per the directions of the Bombay High Court.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), had said in its ban-order issued on June 5, that tests conducted on a batch of Maggi were found to contain more-than-permissible levels of lead and high quantities of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG).

India's food safety watchdog in June banned Nestle from making or selling noodles in the country after tests by some states found lead levels exceeded statutory limits.