Bombay HC concludes hearing in Maggi noodles case, verdict later

It has since challenged the findings of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on the Bombay High Court.

“But what for me is going to be key is to grow other categories as well: dairy, coffee, confectionery”.

According to regulating authorities, they would not know if the sample provided by the company was from the same batch that has been withdrawn from the market.

The Bombay high court has wrapped up hearing a case lodged by Nestle India Ltd challenging a local supervisory body’s statement that Maggi 2 minute noodles had high amount of lead, a legal representative for the firm stated.

“It’s a fact that Maggi is a big part, I am not diluting that fact”, Narayanan told journalists on Saturday. We will be a part of this country as we have been for the last 100 years respecting the laws of the land and also respecting all the authorities.

“My fervent hope is that we are able to find a solution”.

Narayanan said due to the ban, “a whole business segment has been dismantled” and “the whole system (of supply chain, manufacturing and distribution) is on freeze”.

Nestle’s lawyer Iqbal Chhagla said the tests should be conducted in the presence of a renowned scientist and the samples available with the company should be used.

Narayanan said he was hopeful that Maggi would come back but he would not “hazard a guess” on the timing.

He said that the company will enhancing partnerships, efficiencies, responses and responsiveness of the organisation and is part of the responsibility he is taking on.

When asked if the ban on Maggi has hurt sales of other products of the company, he said there has been impact as the products were sold in the same geography as Maggi.

But he steered cleared of getting into the minutiae of the Maggi noodles case – except to say that Nestle was utmost focused on quality and that it would focus on boost it further in the future.