NEW DELHI: India’s apex consumer court on Monday accepted the government’s Rs 640-crore suit against food giant Nestle over the Maggi scandal.
The lawsuit filed for Nestle’s alleged unfair trade practices pertaining to Maggi instant noodles and posted the next date of hearing for Sep 30.
The bench of the National Consumer Disputed Redressal Commission, presided over by Justice J.K Jain and Justice B.C. Mehta, also wanted to look into the findings of fresh test reports of the popular instant noodles by accredited laboratories.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the industry watchdog, had said in its ban-order of June 5 that tests conducted on a batch of Maggi were found to contain more-than-permissible levels of lead and high quantities of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG).
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is still convinced about why the ban was imposed on the instant noodles brand.
The regulator has maintained that the ban on the product was done after thorough tests on the products, according to a report by the Indian Express, and has questioned Nestle’s extensive disposal of existing Maggi stock.
