Good news for Maggi 2-minute noodles – it clears lab tests and gets clean chit

This is certainly good news for lovers of Maggi 2-minute noodles – these are set to return to the shelves after having successfully cleared all the prescribed lab tests on 90 samples, covering 6 variants. The lab tests have confirmed that the quantity of lead is much below the permissible limits.
This has been reported in dnaindia.com dated 17 October 2015.

The testing was done as advised by the High Court which had, in its order of August lifted the nation-wide ban imposed on the manufacture and sale of noodles and had directed that the variants were to be tested at three laboratories in Punjab, Jaipur and Hyderabad, to ascertain the amount of lead.
The company has, in a press statement, said that Nestlé India has always maintained that Maggi Noodles are safe. It has conducted over 3,500 tests representing over 200 million packs in both national as well as international accredited laboratories and all reports are clear.
Moreover, various other countries, including USA, UK, Singapore, Australia and others have found the noodles manufactured in India safe for consumption.
Nestlé India has indicated that it would commence manufacture and will start selling only after the newly manufactured products are also cleared by the designated three laboratories.
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