Bombay HC tells FSSAI, Nestle to retest Maggie samples

In what may come as a minor positive for Nestle, the Bombay High Court today told the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Nestle to retest samples of Maggi noodles.

The HC has said both the parties may consider retesting the fourth part of Maggi samples in 5 labs that both agree to. Nestle in its previous argument had said that it had retained 750 crates of Maggi noodles.

The Manarashtra State FDA said that while the fourth part of the sample can be sent, it cannot consent to re-testing the samples retained by Nestle as it is apprehensive that the samples could be doctored. 

On June 5, FSSAI had banned Nestle's Maggi Noodles on the ground that its lead content was beyond permissible limits and over mislabelling.