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In a blow to Nestle India, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) on Wednesday ordered retesting of 16 samples from 31 batches of popular Maggi instant noodles to check safety of its consumption.
However, it said it will finalise the accredited laboratory after Nestle’s counsel raised objections about the testing in the Export Inspection Council of India, Mumbai, saying the lab is incompetent to test the samples for lead.
A bench headed by Justices VK Jain asked the company to file its objections to the Mumbai lab by Thursday.
It said that after the samples are tested the lab will inform it about monosodium glutamate and lead (MSG) content in Maggi samples.
The order was passed on the government applications seeking testing of 31 samples of Masala variant of the noodles seized by Food Security and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) from Uttar Pradesh.
However, it said it will finalise the accredited laboratory after Nestle’s counsel raised objections about the testing in the Export Inspection Council of India, Mumbai, saying the lab is incompetent to test the samples for lead.
A bench headed by Justices VK Jain asked the company to file its objections to the Mumbai lab by Thursday.
It said that after the samples are tested the lab will inform it about monosodium glutamate and lead (MSG) content in Maggi samples.
The order was passed on the government applications seeking testing of 31 samples of Masala variant of the noodles seized by Food Security and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) from Uttar Pradesh.
