Korean instant noodles contain carcinogens! The Department of Health has set a limit on "benzopyrene" to compare with the European Union's 5ppb limit. Six types of instant noodles produced by "Nongshim", the manufacturer of the well-known Korean instant noodle brand "Shin Ramyeon", were found to contain the first-level carcinogen "benzopyrene" in South Korea and Taiwan. About 50,000 packs of two of them were imported, but there were no relevant safety standards in China, causing panic among consumers. Kang Zhaozhou, director of the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health, stressed today (25th) that the EU's requirement that food benzene pyrene should not exceed the 5ppb limit Standards and the upper limit of domestic food standards should be set as soon as possible. According to Korean media reports, six models of instant noodles produced by Nongshim were found to contain "benzopyrene", a first-level carcinogen recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), two of which From January to October this year, a total of 59 metric tons were imported into the country, including approximately 31,256 packages of "Nongshim Refreshing Seafood Flavor Udon" and approximately 18,696 packages of "Nongshim Spicy Seafood Udon". Since Nongshim has adjusted the ingredients of the problematic seasoning powder packets in June, and Taiwan currently does not have relevant safety standards, the Department of Health does not require the products to be removed from the shelves for the time being. However, in order to protect the safety of consumers, domestic mass merchandisers have announced that they will be removed from the shelves first. Phenylpyrene is a very common pollutant in the environment. Kang Zhaozhou pointed out that including fried, barbecued, smoked, baked and other foods, the high-temperature processing of fats and oils will also produce phenypyrene. However, the Department of Health has carried out domestic inspections on oils and foods over the years. The background monitoring results show that the values are below 1 ppb (one part per billion). The values are extremely small and will not harm human health. Kang Zhaozhou emphasized that the EU currently has benzene regulations for food.
