The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted allegations of an Indomie instant noodle ban and reassured customers that the product is safe for consumption.
It should be recalled that health regulators in Malaysia and Taiwan had asserted that they had found ethylene oxide, a toxin known to cause breast and lymphoid cancer, in the product, prompting a number of inquiries into Indofoods, the product’s manufacturers.
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, the Director-General of the health agency, has urged people not to worry about the South Asian countries’ preventative measures.
“NAFDAC did not ban Indomie,” Professor Adeyeye said in a phone conversation with our Channels Television reporter on Monday.
“Indomie has been on the government prohibition list for many years to encourage local manufacturing.”
She also disclosed that the body has countermeasures to prevent the importation of these products from affected nations
“NAFDAC has registered several local manufacturers and the Indomie noodles have been safe,” she said.
“The Taiwan and Malaysia noodles have nothing to do with our local producers.”
Professor Adeyey, however, stated that it was in no way disregarding the reports but ” is responding to the news as a cautionary post-marketing monitoring measure to ensure that locally-made noodles stay safe.”
She also said NAFDAC, will begin random sampling of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning, from the production facilities to ascertain their safety levels for consumption.