Nestle India, which is embroiled in a controversy over Maggi noodles, on Friday claimed that government laboratories were not equipped to conduct lead content test.
The company pointed that tests for the same sample in two different laboratories had yielded varying results.
The claims were made by Nestle during the final arguments in the case where it has challenged the order of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) banning Maggi noodles.
Nestle’s counsel also said that the ban has destroyed the reputation of a company trusted for many years, and that it has been issued in an arbitrary manner.
The counsel for Nestle appealed to the court that the ban should be struck down, terming it as illegal.
Maggi was banned after excess levels of lead and MSG were found in samples.
