Pasta samples collected from Nestle distributor -- Sriji Traders -- here on June 10, were sent to a government food testing laboratory in Lucknow, said Arvind Yadav, Designated Officer at Food and Drug Administration Mau.
The company, however, said its products are safe to consume.
"We will work with the authorities to resolve the situation as quickly as possible," Nestle India said in a statement.
"According to report received on September 2, they failed the tests," the officer said.
"The standard limit is 2.5 PPM (parts per million) while it has been found to be 6 PPM. The letter informing Nestle company sent at its Modinagar address has come back here undelivered," Yadav said.
Yadav also showed the undelivered letter to media persons.
He also said, "On the basis of the report, this food product now comes under the 'unsafe food category'."
The official, to questions, said, "It can also lead to banning the product."
"They (Nestle) were sent a letter over a month ago, intimating them about the results. They had a month's time to appeal against the test but the letter sent by the FDA was not received by the company and was returned here," Yadav said.
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