August 6, 2015 7:11 AM

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FSSAI denies giving clean-chit to Maggi noodles

Food safety watchdog, FSSAI has said that it has not given any clean chit to Nestle's banned Maggi noodles. In a press statement, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India yesterday rejected the all-clear reports from two of its own empanelled labs, Food and Drugs Laboratory of Goa and CFTRI, Mysore, saying that there were lapses in the tests. It also cast doubts over clean chits to Maggi by UK and Singapore labs saying the Swiss food giant has not shared details of foreign test reports.<br/>The FSSAI said, the samples tested by labs at Goa and subsequently Mysore were primarily drawn from Nestle's Bicholim factory in Goa which manufactures the noodles largely for exports to as many as eight countries.<br/>FSSAI had banned Maggi noodles in June after it found 30 samples unsafe and hazardous for human consumption. It had also said that Nestle violated labeling regulations on taste enhancer 'MSG', and ordered company to submit compliance report on its orders.

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