Nestle India denies reports of Bombay HC asking for Maggi noodles retest

A lawyer for Nestle India termed as incorrect reports that the Bombay High Court had asked for retests of Maggi instant noodles

A lawyer for Nestlé India on Saturday termed as incorrect television reports that the Bombay High Court had asked India's food regulator and the company to retest Maggi noodles. 

The Bombay High Court has already concluded hearing the case filed by Nestlé India challenging the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)'s claims that the hugelly-popular Maggi instant noodles contained excess lead.

The court will give a judgement at a later date, Rajesh Batra, who represents the MNC's India unit, said in a statement late on Friday.

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Nestlé India, the country's largest food company by revenue, has been at the centre of the worst food scare in a decade after a regulator in Uttar Pradesh in May said it found excess lead in a sample of the firm's popular Maggi noodles. Maggi noodles accounts for about 30% of Nestlé India's revenue, and India is the largest market in the world for the product. 

Following the lead-content report in May, the company withdrew the brand from Indian stores early June. It has since challenged the findings of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at the Bombay High Court.

Affected by the countrywide recall and destruction of its instant noodle brand, Nestlé India, posted its first quarterly loss in 17 years. The Indian subsidiary of the world’s largest food company reported a Rs 64.4-crore net loss in what was its most challenging quarter to date

A lawyer for FSSAI could not be reached.