Disappointed with govt’s unprecedented step: Nestle
13 Aug 2015 5:53 AM IST
A day after the government filed a Rs 640-crore class action suit against Nestle India before consumer redressal forum NCDRC, the company on Wednesday said it is disappointed with the ‘unprecedented step’.
“We are disappointed with the unprecedented step of filing of a complaint before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against Nestle India,” the company said in a statement. Based on newspaper reports it appears that the complaint makes similar allegations which were made to ban the product on June 5, 2015. These issues are awaiting judgment by the <g data-gr-id="14">Hon’ble</g> Bombay High Court, it added.
On Tuesday, the Consumer Affairs Ministry had <g data-gr-id="15">flied</g> a case before the consumer forum NCDRC seeking Rs 284.45 crore in basic damages and another Rs 355.50 crore in punitive damages totalling Rs 639.95 crore from the Swiss giant. In the petition, the ministry said it is in the process of “tabulating further damages” and will seek additional damages when further facts and data emerges. The company, however, insisted that it maintained “the highest standards of food quality and safety in the manufacture of all its products” and “have a stringent programme to test the ingredients that go to make Maggi noodles”.
<g data-gr-id="31">USFDA</g> says lead in Maggi within acceptable levels
As a ban continues in India on Nestle's Maggi noodles, the US health regulator USFDA has said its tests have found the lead level in the popular instant food within acceptable levels for US consumers. A <g data-gr-id="33">USFDA</g> spokesperson, in an e-mailed statement, said: "Following news reports about alleged lead levels in Maggi noodles made by Nestle and sold in the US, FDA tested a limited number of samples for lead contamination. FDA testing did not find any levels that present a public health concern for US consumers."
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