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Disapproving of the ban clamped by the country's food safety regulator, the court ruled, "Principles of natural justice have not been followed in announcing the ban". In June, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said the snack was found "hazardous and unsafe for human consumption".

Manufacturer Nestle has been told that over the next six weeks, it must have five samples of its noodles tested by three accredited labs to prove that the amount of lead is within permissible limits. 

 

If the tests are in Nestle's favour, it can start selling the noodles again.

In June, FSSAI  banned Maggi on the ground of the product containing  excessive amounts of lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG).