Maggi Ban Lifted

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from Maggi noodles manufacturer Nestle India Ltd and Maharashtra on a plea filed by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against the Bombay High Court verdict lifting ban on nine variants of the fast food and asking the company to go for fresh tests.

FMCG major Nestle India, recovering after the lifting of ban on its popular instant noodles Maggi, on Friday declared a second interim dividend for 2015 at Rs 16 per share, amounting to Rs 154.26 crore.

Maggi, the embattled Nestle brand that was relaunched during Diwali, is a hit at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi' Pragati Maidan.

India's food safety authority, FSSAI, has appealed to the supreme court against a regional court order overturning a nationwide ban on Maggi instant noodles sold by the local unit of Nestle India.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) approached the apex court, terming the High Court's August 13 order as "erroneous" and questioned the sanctity of the samples provided for re-test to government-approved labs.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI has moved the Supreme Court against Nestle's instant noodles Maggi, challenging a Bombay High Court order that had lifted a ban on the popular snack that had been banned after reports that some packets contained unsafe levels of lead.

Maharashtra is planning to move the Supreme Court to challenge the lifting of the ban on Nestle India's Maggi noodles

The popular brand of noodles had passed tests by three government-accredited laboratories, as ordered by the Bombay High Court which in August had lifted ban on the instant noodles that was imposed by food safety regulators.

Days after Gujarat and Karnataka lifted the ban on Maggi noodles, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said that his government was examining the issue.

The Maharashtra government is going to file an appeal against the Bombay High Court's order to lift the ban on Maggi noodles, state food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat announced recently.

Maharashtra government will file an appeal against the Bombay High Court's order lifting ban on Maggi noodles, state food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat said today.

In a new twist of events, Karnataka and Gujarat have lifted the ban on manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles, paying way for its return.

The Congress government in Karnataka on Monday decided to allow manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles in the state as it decided to withhold the Centre's directive banning it, saying it lacked clarity.

The ban on the sale of Maggi noodles was removed in the state after the Bombay High Court lifted the nationwide ban on the popular instant noodles in August, the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority (FDCA) has said.

Three days after the Bombay High Court lifted ban on Maggi noodles, a Guwahati laboratory termed the samples of noodles as 'misbranded', state Joint Director (Food and Drugs Administration) Lalsawma today said.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from Maggi noodles manufacturer Nestle India Ltd and Maharashtra on a plea filed by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against the Bombay High Court verdict lifting ban on nine variants of the fast food and asking the company to go for fresh tests.

FMCG major Nestle India, recovering after the lifting of ban on its popular instant noodles Maggi, on Friday declared a second interim dividend for 2015 at Rs 16 per share, amounting to Rs 154.26 crore.

Maggi, the embattled Nestle brand that was relaunched during Diwali, is a hit at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi' Pragati Maidan.

India's food safety authority, FSSAI, has appealed to the supreme court against a regional court order overturning a nationwide ban on Maggi instant noodles sold by the local unit of Nestle India.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) approached the apex court, terming the High Court's August 13 order as "erroneous" and questioned the sanctity of the samples provided for re-test to government-approved labs.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI has moved the Supreme Court against Nestle's instant noodles Maggi, challenging a Bombay High Court order that had lifted a ban on the popular snack that had been banned after reports that some packets contained unsafe levels of lead.

Maharashtra is planning to move the Supreme Court to challenge the lifting of the ban on Nestle India's Maggi noodles

The popular brand of noodles had passed tests by three government-accredited laboratories, as ordered by the Bombay High Court which in August had lifted ban on the instant noodles that was imposed by food safety regulators.

Days after Gujarat and Karnataka lifted the ban on Maggi noodles, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said that his government was examining the issue.

The Maharashtra government is going to file an appeal against the Bombay High Court's order to lift the ban on Maggi noodles, state food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat announced recently.

Maharashtra government will file an appeal against the Bombay High Court's order lifting ban on Maggi noodles, state food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat said today.

In a new twist of events, Karnataka and Gujarat have lifted the ban on manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles, paying way for its return.

The Congress government in Karnataka on Monday decided to allow manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles in the state as it decided to withhold the Centre's directive banning it, saying it lacked clarity.

The ban on the sale of Maggi noodles was removed in the state after the Bombay High Court lifted the nationwide ban on the popular instant noodles in August, the Gujarat Food and Drug Control Authority (FDCA) has said.

Three days after the Bombay High Court lifted ban on Maggi noodles, a Guwahati laboratory termed the samples of noodles as 'misbranded', state Joint Director (Food and Drugs Administration) Lalsawma today said.