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 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.
Earlier this week, food safety regulators in countries including the UK, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand which have also gave a clean chit to cleared the product, said it was safe for consumption.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Nestle India challenging the impugned order of June 5 passed by FSSAI banning nine variants of the popular instant food snack.
The probe into alleged lapses of food safety standards has already been expanded to test Maggi noodle samples from across the country following detection.