India's food safety regulator said tests have found Nestle India's Maggi instant noodle products are "unsafe and hazardous".
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India accused Nestle of failing to comply with food safety laws.
Nestle withdrew the Maggi brand from stores, after regulators found higher-than-allowed levels of lead in some packets.
But the company insists the noodles are safe.
Maggi is the market leader in India, where a packet costs 12 rupees (12p).
Nestle's global chief executive promised to return Maggi to store shelves.
Paul Bulcke told reporters in New Delhi: "I am confident that we are going to come back very soon."
Mr Bulcke also asked to see the results of the laboratory tests.
Several states have also been testing the noodles for the chemical monosodium glutamate, widely known as MSG.
In its complaint, India's food safety regulator said that packets of "Maggi Oats Masala Noodles with Tastemaker" were misleadingly labelled with "No added MSG".
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