Bowl of Shin Ramyun with carcinogens detected [대만 식약서 캡처]
Local media in Taiwan, including the Free Times, reported that pesticides were found in Korean Shin Ramyun imported to Taiwan.
The Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced this yesterday by revealing 10 products that failed the customs inspection of food imported from abroad.
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration explained that 0.075 mg of carcinogen ‘ethylene oxide’ per kg was found in the soup in a pesticide residue test for ‘Shin Ramyun Black Tofu Kimchi Bowl’.
Then, it was announced that all 1,000 boxes and 1,128 kg were being returned or discarded because they did not meet the standards for pesticide residues allowed under Taiwan’s Food Safety and Hygiene Management Act.
At the same time, he added, in the two fresh strawberries imported from Japan, flonicamid exceeded the permitted amount of pesticide residues and was being returned or disposed of.
Ethylene oxide is classified as a confirmed human carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, and is a ‘substance known to be a human carcinogen’ as a ‘grade K’ in the US Toxic Substances Control Program.
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration explained that between last year and yesterday, 32 cases of ramen products with ethylene oxide were found, including 3 cases in Korea, 7 cases in Japan, 13 cases in Indonesia, 2 cases in the Philippines , and 7 cases in Vietnam.
