Indomie Danger! Cancer-causing substance: NAFDAC begins testing Indomie noodles Tuesday
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria said it would commence the random sampling of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning from the production facilities and the markets today (Tuesday). NAFDAC also said the importation of Indomie noodles into Nigeria had been banned for many years and the products were on the prohibition list. This is following the detection of a compound called ethylene oxide, a potentially cancer-causing substance in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles by health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan. Both Malaysia and Taiwan have recalled the product. Meanwhile, the makers of Indomie noodles, Indofod, defended the safety of its products, saying all instant noodles produced by the ICBP in Indonesia were processed in compliance with the food safety standards from the Codex Standard for Instant Noodles and standards set by the Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control. “ICBP has exported instant noodles to various