Investigations into Indofoods, the product’s producers, followed claims made by health regulators in Malaysia and Taiwan that they had found ethylene oxide, a carcinogen linked to breast and lymphoid cancer, in the product.
Indomie instant noodles have not been banned, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which also reassured customers that the product is safe to eat.
Recall that health regulators in Malaysia and Taiwan allegedly found ethylene oxide, a chemical linked to breast and lymphoid cancer, in the product, prompting a number of inquiries into Indofoods, the product’s maker.
The Indomie Special Chicken Flavour instant noodles goods from Malaysia are to be held, tested, and released at all entrance points of the nation, according to an immediate direction from the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH).
Despite this worry, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the Health Agency, has urged consumers not to worry about the South Asian countries’ preventive measures.
Professor Adeyeye claimed, in a phone call with a Channels Television reporter on Monday, “NAFDAC did not ban Indomie.”
“To promote domestic manufacturing, Indome has been on the government’s list of goods that are prohibited for many years.”
She also revealed that the organization has countermeasures in place to stop the entry of these products from the countries in question.
“Several local manufacturers have registered with NAFDAC, and the Indomie noodles have been safe,” she claimed.
“Our local producers have nothing to do with the noodles from Malaysia and Taiwan.”
But according to Professor Adeyey, the company “is responding to the news as a cautionary post-marketing monitoring measure to ensure that locally-made noodles remain safe,” not in any way disregarding the reports.
She added that NAFDAC would start randomly sampling Indomie noodles from the manufacturing facilities, including the seasoning, to determine their level of safety for consumption.
