Maggi was banned by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India in June 2015 for five months for allegedly containing lead beyond permissible limits
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Maggi has regained much lost ground and Nestle believes the time is ripe for further engaging with consumers
Nestle said storage of such huge quantity of the noodles at 39 locations across the country may lead to health hazard
Amid rumours that the production and sale of Maggi noodles have been banned in Uttarakhand, the state government on Friday clarified it has only given conditional permission to Nestle."We have given only conditional permission for the sale and production of Maggi in Uttarakhand. Samples of all the batches being produced at the Pantnagar plant will be taken for testing and if they are found violating the safety standards, we will destroy them," Principal Secretary Health Om Prakash told reporters here. However, Prakash said there was nothing new in the controversy and the permission had been granted few months ago.Nestle had resumed production of noodles in November from its Pantnagar plant and started its sale in December. The move came after the Centre sent a letter to the state government stating that the Bombay high court orders be followed. The letter came after the state government had sought clarification on the sale and production of Maggi noodles in the country. The high court
Nestle reported sales of 20,934 million Swiss Franc in Q1'16 as against 20,918 million in same period last year
All tests conducted on 29 samples of the instant noodles failed to find any excess lead or artificial MSG in it.