NEW DELHI: Country's apex consumer grievance redressal commission NCDRC on Monday admitted complaint of consumer affairs ministry against Food major Nestle India .

The consumer affairs ministry has sought class action against the company for adopting unfair and deceptive trade practice and misleading advertisement to sell Maggi noodles.

The ministry has also sought Rs 640 crore in damages from Nestle India.

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The next date for hearing has been fixed on September 30.

This is the first-ever class action complaint filed by the government on behalf of consumers.

Last week, Nestle India had got a significant respite with the Bombay high court lifting the ban on the sale of nine various instant noodle brand and ordering fresh tests in three separate labs to ascertain that the products complied with the country's food safety norms.

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The conditional relief came following a petition filed by Nestle challenging the regulatory order of June 5 for the withdrawal and recall of nine variants of "Maggi Instant Noodles" and "Maggi Oats Masala Noodles with Tastemaker".

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the industry watchdog, had said in its ban-order of June 5 that tests conducted on a batch of Maggi were found to contain more-than-permissible levels of lead and high quantities of mono-sodium glutamate (MSG).

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