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Hong Kong, Spasi-id.com - Gegara contains pesticide etilen oxide,
Indonesian food, recently withdrawn from the Hong Kong market.
According to the release of Centre for Food Safety (CFS) Hong Kong, the product of the Korean Taste Spicy Chicken has pesticides of ethylene oxide in it.
In response to that, the Indonesian WINGS Group made a formal statement regarding this news. Corporation Communications & CSR WINGS Group Indonesia, Sheila Kansil says, the product has fulfilled certification according to the current food regulation.
Korean chicken noodles are being pulled from circulation in Hong Kong due to the discovery of pesticide.
Korean chicken noodles are being pulled from circulation in Hong Kong due to the discovery of pesticide.
In the release of the Indonesian WingS Group (28 / 9 / 2022), the product of the Korean Spicy Chicken Tax, has fulfilled the current food regulation:
ISO 22000 certification regarding Standard International Food Security Management
ISO 9001 certification regarding the Mutu Standard International Management System
In addition, the products that are made have also fulfilled the mandatory standard of exporting, from uterus, packaging, to label. Sheila Kansil also confirmed that there was no use of pesticides ethylene oxide in her product and was safe by the standard of BPOM.
Involved in pesticide ethylene oxide, CFS previously mentioned finding its content in this Indonesian mi product. The discovery of this ethylene oxide was discovered after testing the first of the samples taken.
"CFS took samples from the supermarket in Lok Fu as part of a routine test. The test results show the existence of pesticide ethylene oxide on noodles, packaging and packaging of chili.
That's what got this Indonesian mi product pulled off the market and banned from selling. The public is also not allowed to consume it because it is judged with dangerous materials.
"CFS has informed the seller to store sales and pull products from the market," a CFS number in his statement.
Ethylene oxide is not suitable for consumption. Normally, this one is used in solvent, antifreeze, glue, up to detergent and textile. If this material is consumed, it will have a slight negative effect.
Meanwhile, the faculty teacher of Gadjah Mada University Pharmaceuticals (UGM) prof. Dr. Zullies Ikawati, Apt., explained that ethylene oxide is actually used as a food preservative. Besides, those chemical compounds are also used to clean up medical equipment at hospitals.
