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The notices were issued on Thursday under the seal of FSSAI chairman and acting CEO Ashish Bahuguna, asking Patanjali Ayurved and Aakash Yog to send their explanations in 15 days. When contacted, Bahuguna refused to comment. However, sources in the authority pointed out that the company’s licence for pasta (macaroni, spaghetti vermicelli) does not entitle it to manufacture/sell instant noodles, which is a pre-cooked item sold with a non-standardised masala mix. The sources said the notices were issued without delay because the FSSAI did not want to be accused of delaying the proceedings against Patanjali, especially following its action against Nestle’s Maggi noodles. Ramdev’s spokesman S K Tijarawala said: “As I have already made clear, there are no violations by us. We have not received any notice. If they send us one, we will reply to it appropriately.” -
Justifying the notices, an FSSAI official told The Indian Express: “After the Supreme Court junked the FSSAI’s 2013 advisory in August, the regulator is in the process of drafting regulations. It is not legally prudent to give approval to any new product until a new regulation, validated by a statutory scheme to back the regulatory regime, is brought in force.”
‘No licence for noodles’: FSSAI slaps showcause on Patanjali | The Indian Express
Justifying the notices, an FSSAI official told The Indian Express: “After the Supreme Court junked the FSSAI’s 2013 advisory in August, the regulator is in the process of drafting regulations. It is not legally prudent to give approval to any new product until a new regulation, validated by a statutory scheme to back the regulatory regime, is brought in force.”
‘No licence for noodles’: FSSAI slaps showcause on Patanjali | The Indian Express
