As per the media reports, two Indian states have lifted their bans on Nestle India’s
‘Maggi’ noodles, paving the way for the return of the popular snack. The two states are Gujarat & Karnataka.
“FDCA (Food and Drug Control Authority) had lifted the ban on Maggi
in Gujarat during August after the Bombay high court passed an order to
lift the ban across India. We took the decision based on the court
order,” Gujarat FDCA commissioner HG Koshia said in a statement.
“Lack of clarity in Centre’s stand on MSG and lead has forced us to
withdraw the Maggi ban,” Karnataka health minister UT Khader was quoted
by a leading daily as saying.
The Gujarat government had banned the sale of Maggi for a month in
June this year after the lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) levels in
the noodles were found to be above the prescribed limits.
After court-mandated test
results found the snack to be safe last week, with levels of lead present
well below permissible limits; Nestle, the world’s largest packaged food company, hopes to have its
Maggi noodles back on Indian shelves soon.
