Nestle India Rejects Allegations Over Maggi Infestation, Says Tests Confirm Product Quality

• Nestle India said it categorically rejects the allegations circulating on social media.

• The company said it learned of the complaint through FSSAI after concerns were raised by an unverified account on X.

• It said it has not received any sample from the complainant and could not reach the account.

FMCG major has rejected allegations circulating on social media regarding the alleged presence of infestation in Maggi noodles, asserting that laboratory tests on a batch and market samples confirmed that products met all quality and food safety standards.

In a clarification submitted to stock exchanges, the company said it was made aware of the complaint through the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) following concerns raised by an unverified account on social media platform X.

"We categorically reject allegations circulating on media basis an unverified account regarding the presence of infestation, allegedly on MAGGI noodles," said Nestle India in response to a query from the NSE and the BSE on a media report published on June 12.

The company said it is "yet to receive" any sample from the complainant for assessment, and did not receive any response from them while the social media account remained unreachable.

"As part of standard procedure, the reference sample of the same batch was sent for testing to an independent FSSAI-notified and NABL-accredited laboratory, which found the sample to be free of any infestation," Nestle India said.

The company added that it had conducted quality analysis on both batches and market samples and that the laboratory report confirmed compliance with quality standards, including the absence of infestation of any nature.

Nestle India said it has already submitted a detailed representation to competent authorities, including quality records, batch and market sample data, and test reports.

"A detailed representation, supported by all relevant facts, quality records from batch and market samples, test reports, has already been submitted to FSSAI in reference to their fact-finding query," Nestle India said.

The company reiterated that it maintains stringent quality and food safety standards across its manufacturing operations and remains fully transparent with regulators.

"We are confident that the facts and evidence will conclusively establish the truth of the matter," it said.