Nestle and FSSAI mend fences two years after Maggi ban

FSSAI chief inaugurates first food safety institute set up by Nestle in India in Manesar

Nearly two years after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had banned Nestlé’s flagship noodles brand Maggi in India, a closed-door meeting between representatives of the regulator and the multinational (MNC) has opened up possibilities for them to join hands. 

After lengthy courtroom battles and tonnes of Maggi noodles were destroyed, the FSSAI and Nestlé had been looking for common ground. 

Finally the happy medium was struck on Wednesday, when FSSAI Chief Executive Officer Pawan Agarwal shook hands with Nestlé India Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan, as the former inaugurated the first food safety institute established