Recall record
Maggi noodles withdrawal, 2015 (ban lifted)
Last checked 19 September 2026. A few details are still being checked against the original document.
FSSAI ordered Maggi noodles withdrawn nationwide in June 2015 over lead and undeclared MSG findings; the Bombay High Court set the order aside in August 2015, fresh tests passed, and Maggi returned to sale in November 2015.
- Classification
- Cleared after review or testing
- Decided by
- FSSAI; Bombay High Court
- Reference
- FSSAI order of June 2015 withdrawing product approval for Maggi (order date and, being verified; Bombay High Court judgment, August 2015 (being verified)
- Latest action
- 11 June 2026
- Last checked
- 19 September 2026details being verified
Maggi noodles prepared with vegetables. Photo: Veg Maggi.jpg by Gannu03 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Brand names and logos belong to their owners and are used here to identify the product this entry is about. All photo credits.
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Key facts
- Trigger
- State laboratory tests reporting lead above the permitted limit and undeclared monosodium glutamate (2015)
- FSSAI action
- Nationwide withdrawal order, June 2015
- Quantity destroyed
- About 27,000 tonnes
- Court
- Bombay High Court set aside the order in August 2015, ordering fresh tests at accredited labs
- Outcome
- Samples cleared; relaunch November 2015
- Status today
- On sale; no order in force
The Maggi withdrawal of 2015 remains the largest food recall in Indian history and the origin of the country's modern recall system. It began with state laboratory tests reporting lead above the permitted limit and monosodium glutamate not declared on the label. In June 2015 FSSAI withdrew product approval and ordered every variant of Maggi instant noodles off shelves. Nestlé India withdrew and destroyed roughly 27,000 tonnes of product.
Nestlé challenged the order in the Bombay High Court. In August 2015 the court set the order aside, directing that fresh samples be tested at accredited laboratories. Those samples passed, and Maggi returned to sale in November 2015.
Outlook Business's 2026 account of India's shift from paper-based to portal-based recalls (FoSCoS) treats the Maggi case as the episode that exposed the absence of a structured recall process. Exact order and judgment dates are to be confirmed from the primary documents.
No order against Maggi has been in force since 2015. A June 2026 FSSAI notice over a social-media complaint is unrelated and produced no finding.
What this means for you
Historic, not current
Nothing about the 2015 order is in force. Maggi has been on sale continuously since November 2015.
Why it still ranks
The 2015 episode was India's largest food withdrawal and remains the reference point for 'is Maggi banned' searches.
This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.
Common questions
Is Maggi still banned?
No. The 2015 order was set aside by the Bombay High Court and Maggi has been on sale since November 2015.
Official sources and primary records
- Paper to portal: India's food recall system gets a digital fixNewsOutlook Business
- Tests confirm product quality: Nestle rejects infestation claims in MaggiNewsBusiness Standard · 13 June 2026