The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended sales of a Korean instant noodles brand after Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced that pesticide residue was found in some packages.
On Jan 17, the TFDA announced that 0.075 milligrammes of ethylene oxide, a substance largely used for sterilisation in pesticides, was detected in the seasoning powder of Nongshim’s Shin Ramyun Black Tofu and Kimchi cup noodles.
The FDA revealed that the same noodles were brought to Thailand via Prothai Co Ltd, a Korean food-importing company.
There are 480 imported cup noodles by Nongshim which will expire on Feb 4 and 2,560 cup noodles which will expire on May 8. The FDA has advised that…
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