Mumbai: In a big relief for Nestle India, the Bombay High Court has allowed the company to export Maggi noodles. Nestle India had approached the court seeking ban on Maggi products to be lifted.
The lawyer representing Nestle India said that 11000 crore packets of Maggi had been recalled and 17000 crore packets have been incinerated. The company also gave an assurance that the entire process will be completed by the end of July.
While the government lawyer questioned why Nestle is incinerating the product if they think it is safe to export it, the court said that the company had the liberty to export it.
The next date for hearing of the case is on July 14 at 3 pm.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued an order banning all variants of Nestle India's Maggi noodles, terming them as "unsafe and hazardous" for human consumption.
Nestle India had to recall the product from the market after several states banned the '2-minute' instant food as tests showed it contained taste enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in excess of permissible limits.
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