FSSAI-linked lab says Maggi noodles safe

New Delhi, August 4

A laboratory approved by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has found Maggi noodles to be in compliance with the country’s food safety standards.

The lab of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) had tested five samples sent by Goa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when Maggi was banned in June in the wake of findings in UP and other states that the instant noodles brand had lead levels beyond permissible limits. “CFTRI findings show samples are in compliance with the food safety standards as per the Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011,” said Goa FDA director Salim A Veljee.

The Goa FDA had sent samples to Mysore-based CFTRI for retesting of the safety of instant noodles after FSSAI expressed apprehensions on state FDA’s initial report, which had found lead within permissible limits.

In June, Nestle had to take Maggi off the shelves, after few states decided to ban the noodles. The FSSAI had also banned Maggi instant noodles terming them “unsafe and hazardous” for human consumption. — PTI