--- description: The instant-noodles brand was taken off shelves in June for allegedly containing high amounts of lead title: Maggi Noodles Are Coming Back to India image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87dda9ea0c63c68e/69886fb12dce013d699e65d6/gettyimages-477303236.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Maggi Noodles Are Coming Back to India by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 5, 2015 3:51 AM CUT  Packets of Maggi 2-Minute Noodles, manufactured by Nestle India Ltd., are arranged for a photograph in New Delhi, India, on Monday, June 15, 2015. Packets of Maggi 2-Minute Noodles, manufactured by Nestle India Ltd., are arranged for a photograph in New Delhi, India, on Monday, June 15, 2015.Kuni Takahashi—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 5, 2015 3:51 AM CUT Nestlé will likely bring its popular brand of instant noodles [back to Indian shelves](https://www.nestle.in/media/pressreleases/tested-by-three-laboratories-have-been-cleared "undefined") within the next three weeks following a five-month ban, the company said Wednesday. Nestlé India said in a statement that all samples of Maggi Noodles tested by three government-approved laboratories have been cleared and approved for consumption. “We will make our best endeavor to commence the sale of Maggi Noodles within this month,” the company said. Maggi, which makes up 80% of India’s instant-noodles market and is practically a staple among the South Asian nation’s younger population, was [banned](http://time.com/3907030/maggi-noodles-lead/ "undefined") in June for allegedly containing dangerously high amounts of lead. However, all samples have now reportedly “been cleared with lead much below permissible levels.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4100885/nestle-maggi-noodles-india-sales/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4100885/nestle-maggi-noodles-india-sales/"},"headline":"Maggi Noodles Are Coming Back to India","datePublished":"2015-11-05T03:51:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:21:25.883Z","description":"The instant-noodles brand was taken off shelves in June for allegedly containing high amounts of lead","url":"https://time.com/4100885/nestle-maggi-noodles-india-sales/","keywords":["India","sales","Ban","resume","Tests","nestle","lead"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87dda9ea0c63c68e/69886fb12dce013d699e65d6/gettyimages-477303236.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87dda9ea0c63c68e/69886fb12dce013d699e65d6/gettyimages-477303236.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Maggi Noodles As Nestle SA's Crisis Deepens","caption":"Maggi Noodles As Nestle SA's Crisis Deepens","creditText":"Kuni Takahashi—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4100885/nestle-maggi-noodles-india-sales/","name":"Maggi Noodles Are Coming Back to India"}}]}] ```