# Nestle India Ltd · 99-39 · INDIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Nestle India Ltd · 99-39 · INDIA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is INDIA; product is Maggi Noodles Masala with Tastemaker; product code is 04 - - - -- Macaroni/Noodle Products; date published is 10/02/2015; address is M-5a Connaught circus , New Delhi , New Delhi, Delhi INDIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Nestle India Ltd _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 99-39
- **Import alert name:** Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded
- **Country:** INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** M-5a Connaught circus , New Delhi , New Delhi, Delhi INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 10/02/2015 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 04 - - - -- Macaroni/Noodle Products _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Maggi Noodles Masala with Tastemaker _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(q) in that the nutrition information is incomplete and does not meet the formatting requirements specified under 21 CFR 101.9. Section 403(i)(2) in that it is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the label fails to bear the common or usual name of each such ingredients for: Hydrolysed groundnut protein, vegetable oil (21 CFR 101.4(b)(4) and mineral (170(i)), edible starch, acidifying agent (330), Flavour enhancers (627 & 631) and raising agent (500 (ii)). Section 403(e)(2) in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. Section 403(f) in that the label contains information in two or more languages but fails to repeat all required information in both languages in accordance with 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Nestle India Ltd Date Published : 10/02/2015 M-5a Connaught circus , New Delhi , New Delhi, Delhi INDIA 04 - - - -- Macaroni/Noodle Products Date Published: 10/02/2015 Desc: Maggi Noodles Masala with Tastemaker Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(q) in that the nutrition information is incomplete and does not meet the formatting requirements specified under 21 CFR 101.9. Section 403(i)(2) in that it is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the label fails to bear the common or usual name of each such ingredients for: Hydrolysed groundnut protein, vegetable oil (21 CFR 101.4(b)(4) and mineral (170(i)), edible starch, acidifying agent (330), Flavour enhancers (627 & 631) and raising agent (500 (ii)). Section 403(e)(2) in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count. Section 403(f) in that the label contains information in two or more languages but fails to repeat all required information in both languages in accordance with 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2).

## The same source also states

> Nestle India Ltd Date Published : 01/30/2017 Industrial Area Tahliwal , Nangal Kalan, Himachal Pradesh INDIA 04 - - - -- Macaroni/Noodle Products Date Published: 01/30/2017 Desc: Maggi Masala Notes: The article are subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act (the Act) [21 U.S.C. § 383] in that they appear to be misbranded within the meaning of: 1. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(f) 2. Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)] 3. Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(q)] 4. Section 403(r)(1)(A) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(r)(1)(A)]

Source: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
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