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Nestle India's managing director Suresh Narayanan said manufacturing of the noodles would begin after a first round of testing, following which the samples would be tested again.
After much contention and backlash over excess lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in its product, Nestle India has decided to take it off the shelves.
Nestle India on Wednesday said Maggi noodles has cleared the tests ordered by the Bombay High Court at three accredited laboratories.
Five samples of Maggi noodles sent to a central government-run laboratory in Karnataka for re-analysis have been found safe for consumption, a top health official said but refused to give it a clean chit.
Maggi noodles remained subject to a recall order in India after the country's food safety regulator declined to change its stance on the popular snack.
The apex consumer court on Wednesday said it will hear Nestle's arguments on fresh tests conducted on its popular Maggi noodles on October 8.
The ongoing ban on Maggi instant noodles will not result in job cuts, Nestle India's newly appointed Managing Director Suresh Narayanan has said.
Shares of Nestle India plunged over 5 per cent today after the food safety watchdog FSSAI said it has not given any clean chit to the company's banned Maggi noodles.