The Minister said that the key duty of FSSAI is to lay down science based food standards, make regulations, regulate imports and undertake coordination with states and UTs on food safety.
The Nestle lawyer alleged that FSSAI and FDA had not followed the principles of natural Justice by not giving a hearing to the company before banning Maggi on the ground of lead content in it being beyond the permissible limit.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Nestle against FSSAI\'s on 5th June order banning nine variants of Maggi and Maharashtra government\'s order prohibiting their sale.
FSSAI had earlier argued that it had not banned Maggi, but only asked the company to stop the manufacture and sale as it contained lead beyond the permissible limit.
The tenure of the chairman is for three years. Until now Bhanu Pratap Sharma, secretary health and family welfare, was temporarily in charge of the position.
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The court was hearing a petition filed by Nestle India against FSSAI™s June 5 order banning nine variants of Maggi and Maharashtra government™s order prohibiting the sale of Maggi.