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Nestle India says new lab tests show noodles are safe
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New Delhi - The Bombay High Court ruled that Nestle could resume making and selling the noodles in six weeks if new tests showed they were safe.

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Published: Fri 16 Oct 2015, 2:08 PM

Last updated: Fri 16 Oct 2015, 4:10 PM

Food and beverage giant Nestle says it plans to resume selling its highly popular instant noodles in India after new lab tests found that lead levels did not exceed permissible limits.
In June, India's Health Ministry ordered the removal of Nestle noodles from stores after safety tests by several states found high levels of lead. Nestle challenged the accuracy of the tests.
The Bombay High Court ruled in August that Nestle could resume making and selling the noodles in six weeks if new tests showed they were safe.
Read: School boy in India falls ill after consuming noodles
Nestle said on Friday that results from all three Indian laboratories designated by the court showed that lead levels in the earlier stocks were acceptable. It said it would start selling newly produced noodles after they also are cleared by the labs.


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