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    The highest carcinogen exceeds the limit by 148 times!

    • Last Update: 2021-08-26
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    South Korea's per capita consumption of instant noodles ranks first in the world, and its export volume is increasing year by year.
    However, recently, an instant noodle exported to Europe by Nongshim Group , a well-known South Korean instant noodle company , was found to be seriously carcinogenic
    .
     
    In Sinchon, a popular business district in Seoul, there are a large number of restaurants in the surrounding alleys
    .
    In South Korea, instant noodles are not only common ingredients in various cuisines, but also a must-have simple food for families.
    Among them, the instant noodle company Nongshim Group has a market share of more than 50%
    .
    However, last week, the EU food safety agency detected the first-level carcinogen ethylene oxide in the seafood noodle soup that Nongshim Group exported to Germany in January and March this year.
    Various countries have issued notices requesting to stop sales and recall related products
    .
     
    This news worries the Korean people, because the instant noodles exported to Europe are sold in the same >
    .
    However, Nongshim Group stated that the instant noodles and export products sold in South Korea are produced in different factories, and the company's self-inspection did not detect ethylene oxide in the raw materials, but this statement cannot be accepted by the Korean people
    .
    Ethylene oxide is a prohibited ingredient in Korean food production, but it lacks content standard value regulations and complete testing procedures, which means that there are certain regulatory dead ends
    .
     
    This is the Korean version of seafood noodle soup.
    The instant noodle Sancheng produced by Nongshim Group is used for overseas sales.
    The reporter learned that this instant noodle is not exported to China in large quantities, and all the instant noodles sold on the Chinese e-commerce platform are purchased by domestic sellers.
    Korean version
    .
     
      What is the problem? Whether the Korean version of seafood noodle soup also contains carcinogens.
    Last night, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued an investigation report stating that the export version of seafood noodle soup is not circulated and sold in Korea.
    Nongshim is also in the production process.
    No ethylene oxide is added
    .
     
      Although the export version of Nongshim Group’s instant noodles is produced in the same way as the Korean version, there are certain differences in the raw materials of the noodles and seasoning packs
    .
    At present, the Korean Food and Drug Safety Agency has collected the export version of production raw materials and samples of the Korean version, and is testing ethylene oxide
    .
          Related report: seafood noodle soup carcinogen exceeds the standard Nongshim responded that related products are not imported and sold in China
          South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drugs conducts 2-chloroethanol survey on Nongshim ramen products exported to Europe
      South Korea's per capita consumption of instant noodles ranks first in the world, and its export volume is increasing year by year.
    However, recently, an instant noodle exported to Europe by Nongshim Group , a well-known South Korean instant noodle company , was found to be seriously carcinogenic
    .

    Instant Noodles Export Nongshim
     
      In Sinchon, a popular business district in Seoul, there are a large number of restaurants in the surrounding alleys
    .
    In South Korea, instant noodles are not only common ingredients in various cuisines, but also a must-have simple food for families.
    Among them, the instant noodle company Nongshim Group has a market share of more than 50%
    .
    However, last week, the EU food safety agency detected the first-level carcinogen ethylene oxide in the seafood noodle soup that Nongshim Group exported to Germany in January and March this year.
    Various countries have issued notices requesting to stop sales and recall related products
    .
     
      This news worries the Korean people, because the instant noodles exported to Europe are sold in the same >
    .
    However, Nongshim Group stated that the instant noodles and export products sold in South Korea are produced in different factories, and the company's self-inspection did not detect ethylene oxide in the raw materials, but this statement cannot be accepted by the Korean people
    .
    Ethylene oxide is a prohibited ingredient in Korean food production, but it lacks content standard value regulations and complete testing procedures, which means that there are certain regulatory dead ends
    .
     
      This is the Korean version of seafood noodle soup.
    The instant noodle Sancheng produced by Nongshim Group is used for overseas sales.
    The reporter learned that this instant noodle is not exported to China in large quantities, and all the instant noodles sold on the Chinese e-commerce platform are purchased by domestic sellers.
    Korean version
    .

     
      What is the problem? Whether the Korean version of seafood noodle soup also contains carcinogens.
    Last night, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety issued an investigation report stating that the export version of seafood noodle soup is not circulated and sold in Korea.
    Nongshim is also in the production process.
    No ethylene oxide is added
    .
     
      Although the export version of Nongshim Group’s instant noodles is produced in the same way as the Korean version, there are certain differences in the raw materials of the noodles and seasoning packs
    .
    At present, the Korean Food and Drug Safety Agency has collected the export version of production raw materials and samples of the Korean version, and is testing ethylene oxide
    .
          Related report: seafood noodle soup carcinogen exceeds the standard Nongshim responded that related products are not imported and sold in China
    Nongshim responded that the carcinogens in seafood noodle soup exceeded the standard, saying that related products were not imported and sold in China.
    The Ministry of Food and Drugs of Korea conducted a 2-chloroethanol investigation on Nongshim ramen products exported to Europe.
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