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FOODS ANDS DRUGS

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a showcause notice to

Patanjai Ayur!ed" de#andin$ an e%&anation on the sae of the atta noodes 'rand

aunched 'y yo$a $uru Ra#de! without the food re$uators a&&ro!a*

Another showcause notice has 'een issued to Aa+ash ,o$" the #anufacturer of the instant

noodes" see+in$ its res&onse as to how the &roduct was #anufactured without a icence fro#

FSSAI*

The notices were issued on Thursday under the sea of FSSAI chair#an and actin$ -.O

Ashish /ahu$una" as+in$ Patanjai Ayur!ed and Aa+ash ,o$ to send their e%&anations in 01

days*

2hen contacted" /ahu$una refused to co##ent* 3owe!er" sources in the authority &ointed

out that the co#&anys icence for &asta (#acaroni" s&a$hetti !er#icei) does not entite it to

#anufacture4se instant noodes" which is a &re5coo+ed ite# sod with a non5standardised

#asaa #i%*

The sources said the notices were issued without deay 'ecause the FSSAI did not want to 'e

accused of deayin$ the &roceedin$s a$ainst Patanjai" es&eciay foowin$ its action a$ainst

 Nestes 6a$$i noodes*

Ra#de!s s&o+es#an S 7 Tijarawaa said8 9As I ha!e aready #ade cear" there are no

!ioations 'y us* 2e ha!e not recei!ed any notice* If they send us one" we wi re&y to it

a&&ro&riatey*:

As re&orted first 'y The Indian .%&ress on 2ednesday" the FSSAI had said the atta noodes

 'rand of Patanjai Ayur!ed had not o'tained #andatory a&&ro!as* 2hie Patanjai cited its

icence to #anufacture &asta" Ra#de! had said there was 9so#e confusion: that woud 'e

reso!ed*

;ustifyin$ the notices" an FSSAI officia tod The Indian .%&ress8 9After the Su&re#e -ourt

 jun+ed the FSSAIs <=0> ad!isory in Au$ust" the re$uator is in the &rocess of draftin$

re$uations* It is not e$ay &rudent to $i!e a&&ro!a to any new &roduct unti a new

re$uation" !aidated 'y a statutory sche#e to 'ac+ the re$uatory re$i#e" is 'rou$ht in

force*:

The co##ittee that was for#ed for reco##endin$ re$uations has aready su'#itted its

re&ort*

Officias said Patanjai #i$ht ha!e wanted to cash in on the o&&ortunity whie 6a$$i was sti

findin$ its feet" and hence chose not to wait for the re$uations*

The officia added that instant noodes &ri#a facie co#e under Section << of the FSSA Act"

<==?" which &rescri'es a'soute &rohi'ition of the #anufacture" sae or i#&ort of no!e food"

$eneticay #odified artices of food" irradiated foods" nutraceuticas" heath su&&e#ents"

 &ro&rietary foods etc e%ce&t as &ro!ided under the aw* 9There is certainy a ot of e$a issues

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as far as aunch of new &roducts is concerned as at &resent" there is no !aid re$uation in

force to re$uate": he said*

The FSSAI has $i!en the sa#e o$ic in its a&&ea a$ainst the /o#'ay 3i$h -ourt order

iftin$ the 'an on 6a$$i noodes" and as+ed for an i##ediate stay on its sae*

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