Maggi noodles are safe for consumption after 100 per cent of the samples from its newly manufactured stocks have been cleared, Nestle India declared on Wednesday, adding that the sales will begin in November.
All samples of the newly manufactured batches from its three plants – Nanjangud (Karnataka), Moga (Punjab) and Bicholim (Goa) – have been cleared by three NABL accredited labs, as mandated by the Bombay High Court.
“Now that the orders of the Bombay High Court have been complied with, we will make our best endeavor to commence the sale of MAGGI Noodles Masala within this month as well as continue engaging with states where permissions are needed or specific directions may be necessary,” Nestle India said in a statement.
Nestle is also working on starting manufacturing of Maggi Noodles at its two other plants – Tahliwal and Pantnagar.
“…for the other two locations at Tahliwal and Pantnagar, we are engaging with the relevant authorities in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to obtain directions for commencing manufacture of MAGGI Noodles,” it added.
Nestle India said 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 USA, UK, Singapore, Australia and others have found MAGGI Noodles exported from India safe for consumption.
This comes over a week after Nestle said that it had resumed the production of the 2-minute noodles at three of its India facilities and that the instant noodle would hit the markets after clearances from food testing laboratories.
In compliance with the Bombay High Court order, the company, which was forced to withdraw Maggi from market and stop production in June following tests by certain labs allegedly finding lead and MSG beyond permissible limits, had sent the first samples of the fresh batches to three accredited labs for tests.
In June, the FSSAI had banned Maggi noodle product saying it was “unsafe and hazardous” for consumption after finding lead levels beyond permissible limits. The company had withdrawn the instant noodle brand from the market.