Ah Lai White Curry Noodle maker says it has sent noodles for testing following 'cancer' claims

KUALA LUMPUR: The company which produces the "Ah Lai White Curry Noodles" has sent their noodles for testing following accusations that a batch of their products contained cancer-causing items.

A spokesperson for the company, responding to the allegations made by the Taipei Department of Health in its annual inspection of instant noodles available in the city, said the company had shipped a container of the noodles to Taiwan last year with a particular expiry date.

"However, the expiry date reported yesterday did not tally with the ones they sent out," the spokesperson told the New Straits Times.

The NST is awaiting an official statement from the company.


CNA in a report on Monday, had quoted Taipei's Department of Health as claiming that two types of instant noodles made by Southeast Asian brands have been found to contain a cancer-inducing substance.

The department in a statement, claimed that a batch of "Ah Lai White Curry Noodles" from Malaysia and a batch of "Indomie: Special Chicken Flavour" noodles from Indonesia both contained ethylene oxide, a chemical compound associated with lymphoma and leukemia.

The department claimed testing revealed that ethylene oxide was detected in both the noodles and flavour packet of the Malaysian product but in only the flavour packet of the Indonesian product.

The unspecified retailer from which the samples were collected have been asked to pull the two products off their shelves, and the products' importers will be fined between NT$60,000 (RM8,600) and NT$200 million, the department said.

According to information on the website of the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau under the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration, ethylene oxide is poisonous when consumed or inhaled.

Aside from leading to lymphoma and leukemia, ethylene oxide can also seriously irritate the skin and eyes of anyone who comes into contact with the substance and even trigger birth and hereditary defects.

Chen Yi-ting, who heads the Taipei Department of Health's Food and Drug Division, said the city's instant noodles inspection was conducted by randomly selecting 30 products from supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets, traditional wet markets, Southeast Asian food shops and wholesale importers in the city.

Meanwhile, NST's checks with retailers in the Klang Valley showed that none of them carried the brand of noodles.

A spokesperson for the local hypermarket chain Mydin said that both instant noodles products were not sold on their shelves.

"We don't sell these brands of instant noodles," a Mydin spokesperson said when contacted.

A staff from Jaya Grocer who wanted to be known as Zayid said that the store does not carry the "Ah Lai Instant Noodles" brand.

A 99 Speedmart staff member also said that the store only sells Indomie Instant Special Fried Noodles and not the Indomie Special Chicken Flavour.

"We also don't carry any Ah Lai branded noodles."

The NST has reached out to the Health Ministry for comments on the matter.

Link: https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2023...noodles-testing

This post has been edited by MaybachS600: Apr 25 2023, 03:58 PM

Lucky I eat also is MyKuali brand

Me too.

ini mmg salah Ah Lai

Cukur expiry dates no tally with the ones shipped out. So Ah Lai is innocent.


This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Apr 25 2023, 04:01 PM

inb4

salah negara amdk mau menjatuhkan negara malaysia - province of china.

kek

Don't pancut yet . U guys donno how shitty Taiwan health department is. 80% mango in Taiwan that pass Taiwan health department test cannot pass Japan health department test. Thier local TV station got cover this before not I made this up .

mcm they sent a special batch that do not contained the harmful ingredient for compliance sake...so was surprised still kena caught lol

So Ah Lai noodles got discount now?

ah lai chi bai

salah Ah Lai

Don't think I've seen this brand Ah Lai in supermarket shelves before. Is it any good?

Business rivalry kot
Owaii

Helang punya food, price also atas punya level. Don't think anyone will find this in any normal supermarket here.

This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Apr 25 2023, 04:12 PM

China's toxic food manufacturing culture speading to SEA. Better to minimize processed stuff as much as possible and avoid manufacturers from countries with low food safety standards. In fact I don't even buy soy sauce made in Malaysia.

mereka dah lama merancang....kite saje yg ahlai

oh no i already 4 pack of it.

Their passed food failed Jepunis test.

So their failed test can pass Jepunis test, as in ok to eat?

....

This post has been edited by mushigen: Apr 25 2023, 04:45 PM

U know Taiwan numba 1 in dialysis number right ?