Nestle has been at the centre of India\\\'s worst food scare in a decade after local regulators reported that some packets of the company\\\'s Maggi instant noodles -- one of India\\\'s most popular snacks -- contained dangerous levels of lead.
FSSAI had earlier argued that it had not banned Maggi, but only asked the company to stop the manufacture and sale as it contained lead beyond the permissible limit.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Nestle India against FSSAI™s June 5 order banning nine variants of Maggi and Maharashtra government™s order prohibiting the sale of Maggi.
According to Koshia, of the 23 samples of Sunfeast Yippee, one sample failed the safety test as it showed higher lead content while some samples showed presence of MSG.
Nestle had already announced it was pulling the product from sale when the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India imposed a ban following similar moves by some state governments.
The safety scare is a huge blow to the company, which has been selling its Maggi products for more than three decades in India, and has 80 percent of the country\\\'s instant noodle market.
ITC has taken the decision to remove the same following the Maggi noodles controversy wherein FSSAI has pointed that if a product does not contain MSG, the manufacturer should refrain from using the phrase \'No added MSG\' on it.
Nestle does not import, market or distribute Maggi noodles in the United States, the spokeswoman said. Any Maggi noodle products in US stores are sourced by retailers or imported through third parties, added the lady.