Indomie variant banned in Taiwan is safe for consumption: Indonesia


JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) announced on Thursday (April 27) that one Indomie instant noodle variant that was banned in Taiwan and Malaysia for containing carcinogenic substances, is in fact safe for consumption.

The BPOM found that the Indomie chicken special variant did contain Ethylene oxide but is at a level that is acceptable to the standard applied by the agency in Indonesia.

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