India's food authority has appealed to the country's top court stating that Nestlé's Maggi noodles should be banned because of the product's questionable quality.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has appealed to the apex court saying that the High Court's order of August 13 that allows the reselling of Maggi noodles is erroneous. According to the agency, the results of the samples tested by government-approved laboratories contain some questionable outcomes.
It can be remembered that Nestle India continued selling their famous Maggi noodles earlier this month. The selling was resumed after the Bombay high court confirmed that Nestlé's noodles are back again to the business following the successful lab testing of their samples. However, FSSAI is questioning again the controversial noodle brand.
If the appeal will be approved by the Supreme Court, the Swiss transnational food and beverage company will stop again their Maggi noodles retail. Last May, Indian regulators have filed a case against Nestle saying that their noodles contains high level of lead.
In a statement, a Nestle India representative said that the company is confident of their product's safety and quality.
"It has been brought to our attention that the Supreme Court website has posted that the Food Safety and Standards Authority has filed a case against Nestle India and others. We have not been served a notice about this and are not yet aware of its content. However, we would like to reiterate that Nestle India is confident of the quality and safety of Maggi noodles and so we will defend ourselves vigorously," stated by the spokesperson.
The new petition appealed by the FSSAI will mean that Nestle India will be given another chance to have a fresh testing of five samples of each variant of Noodles. If the result of the test will show that the lead content of the products are below the permissible limits, the company can continue manufacturing their Maggi noodles in India.
