Maggi

Nestle India to introduce new products under Maggi brand

Nestle India's newly appointed Managing Director, Suresh Narayanan, said at a media briefing that bringing Maggi back to the market was at the top on his five-point agenda.

Aug 02, 2015, 15:31 PM IST

HC reserves order till August 3 on Nestle plea against Maggi ban

The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its order till August 3 on a petition filed by Nestle India against orders of Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Food and Drugs Administration of Maharashtra banning Maggi as it contained lead beyond permissible limit.

Jul 31, 2015, 18:34 PM IST

Bombay HC asks Nestle, FSSAI to retest Maggi noodles: Report

Nestle has been at the centre of India`s worst food scare in a decade, after a regulator in Uttar Pradesh in May found excess lead in a sample of its popular Maggi noodles.

Jul 31, 2015, 13:28 PM IST

Amid Maggi controversy, Nestle appoints new India head

Battling a controversy over lead content in its popular Maggi noodles, Swiss food group Nestle Friday replaced its India head Etienne Benet with an Indian, Suresh Narayanan.

Jul 24, 2015, 23:00 PM IST

Nestle India violated laws, FSSAI tells HC

The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Friday alleged in the Bombay High Court that Nestle India had violated laws in the country by producing Maggi with lead content more than permissible limits.

Jul 24, 2015, 20:33 PM IST

No legal case filed before consumer court against Nestle: Govt

Weeks after regulatory action forced Nestle to pull out popular snack Maggi, the government Friday said it has not filed any legal case before National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against the Swiss food maker for alleged sale of sub-standard items.

Jul 24, 2015, 20:29 PM IST

Nestle recalls Etienne Benet from India, appoints Suresh Narayanan new MD

Battling the Maggi controversy, global giant Nestle Friday recalled its current India chief Etienne Benet to Switzerland head office and appointed Suresh Narayanan as his successor -- the first Indian to get this position after a gap of over 16 years.

Jul 24, 2015, 19:51 PM IST

FSSAI justifies Maggi ban; says would give hearing to Nestle

Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Thursday justified the ban on Maggi noodles before the Bombay High Court, saying that the popular instant snack contained lead beyond permissible limit.

Jul 23, 2015, 21:46 PM IST

PIL seeks testing food from retail outlets selling KFC, Nestle & other brands

The Madras High Court Wednesday ordered notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu on a PIL seeking constitution of an expert committee to collect and test random food samples from retail outlets in the state of Kentucky Fried Chicken and those selling Nestle products, among others.

Jul 22, 2015, 23:33 PM IST

Maggi row: Govt has nothing against Nestle, says Paswan

Weeks after regulatory action forced Nestle to pull out popular snack Maggi, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday said the government has nothing against the Swiss food maker and was only probing the complaint.

Jul 21, 2015, 22:07 PM IST

Maggi row: High lead content in 1 batch can't justify blanket ban, says Nestle

If a particular batch was substandard, it could have been banned but stopping the entire production was not justified, argued Nestle's lawyer, senior advocate Iqbal Chhagla.

Jul 17, 2015, 19:11 PM IST

Maggi ban: Govt labs not equipped to conduct lead test, says Nestle

Swiss giant Nestle urged the Bombay HC to struck down its order on ban of Maggi noodles stating that the government labs are not equipped to conduct lead test.

Jul 17, 2015, 13:25 PM IST

FSSAI urges HC to recall its 'order' allowing exports of Maggi

A bench of Justices V M Kanade and B P Colabawalla deferred the hearing to July 17 after asking Nestle India to file an affidavit on an application by FSSAI seeking recall of the June 30 High Court order allowing export of Maggi.

Jul 14, 2015, 18:52 PM IST

After Maggi, Yippee noodles and Bambino Macaroni banned in Gujarat

Gujarat government Thursday announced a ban on another two instant food products after test results indicated presence of lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in some of the samples tested by the state Food and Drugs Control Administration (FDCA).

Jul 09, 2015, 22:22 PM IST

FSSAI has created an environment of fear, says minister

Amidst FSSAI ordering recall of several products, including Maggi, from the market, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Wednesday said the food regulator has created an environment of "fear" in the industry.

Jul 08, 2015, 23:45 PM IST

Nestle pays Ambuja Cements Rs 20 cr to destroy Maggi packets

Ambuja Cements, formerly known as Gujarat Ambuja Cements, is believed to have been paid the amount for burning the recalled packets of Maggi noodles at its cement plant in Chandrapur in Maharashtra.

Jul 07, 2015, 13:00 PM IST

A month into Maggi fiasco, instant noodles sales crash 90%

Instant noodles sales in India have crashed by over 90 per cent to just about Rs 30 crore from Rs 350 crore a month earlier.

Jul 06, 2015, 16:12 PM IST

Gujarat extends ban on Maggi for another month

The Gujarat government on Saturday extended the ban on Nestle's Maggi noodles for another month as the company failed to produce safety standard reports, an official said.

Jul 04, 2015, 18:24 PM IST

Nestle India to resume export of Maggi noodles

Nestle India is in the process of resuming exports of its Maggi instant noodles to various global markets after it got a go ahead from Bombay High Court earlier this week.

Jul 03, 2015, 16:14 PM IST

India's Maggi noodles found safe in Canada

The Canadian food regulator on Friday announced that Nestle India`s Maggi noodle products were safe for consumption.

Jul 03, 2015, 13:36 PM IST