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Nestle India says new tests find Maggi noodles safe | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Fresh tests mandated by an Indian court on Nestle's popular Maggi noodles have found them to be safe with levels of lead well below permissible limits, the company said in a statement. | Fresh tests mandated by an Indian court on Nestle's popular Maggi noodles have found them to be safe with levels of lead well below permissible limits, the company said in a statement. |
Nestle had challenged a government ban on the noodles after some tests found lead levels beyond statutory limits. | Nestle had challenged a government ban on the noodles after some tests found lead levels beyond statutory limits. |
The Swiss food multinational has always said its products are safe. | The Swiss food multinational has always said its products are safe. |
The instant noodles arrived in India in 1983 and can be found in corner shops across the country. | The instant noodles arrived in India in 1983 and can be found in corner shops across the country. |
Nestle India said in a statement that it had received the test results from three laboratories mandated by the Bombay High Court in August. | Nestle India said in a statement that it had received the test results from three laboratories mandated by the Bombay High Court in August. |
The court had lifted the "arbitrary" ban on the noodles, but directed Nestle to "send five samples from each batch of Maggi [noodles] for testing to three labs and only if the lead is found to be lower than permitted will they start manufacturing and sale again". | The court had lifted the "arbitrary" ban on the noodles, but directed Nestle to "send five samples from each batch of Maggi [noodles] for testing to three labs and only if the lead is found to be lower than permitted will they start manufacturing and sale again". |
The tests had found all 90 samples, covering six varieties, safe for consumption, the statement from Nestle India said. | The tests had found all 90 samples, covering six varieties, safe for consumption, the statement from Nestle India said. |
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had banned the popular noodles citing tests that deemed the instant noodles to contain "unsafe and hazardous" amounts of lead. | The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had banned the popular noodles citing tests that deemed the instant noodles to contain "unsafe and hazardous" amounts of lead. |
India separately sued Nestle for $100m (£64m) over "unfair trade practices". | India separately sued Nestle for $100m (£64m) over "unfair trade practices". |
The company said it "will now commence manufacture and will start selling [the noodles] only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories". | The company said it "will now commence manufacture and will start selling [the noodles] only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories". |
The company, which has 80% of India's instant noodles market, has already destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi products. | The company, which has 80% of India's instant noodles market, has already destroyed 400 million packets of Maggi products. |
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