Several shipments of instant noodles from Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan were blocked by Taiwanese Customs recently after they were found to contain excessive levels of pesticide residues, according to the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Taiwan FDA said a total of 19 shipments had been rejected recently including 7 instant noodle shipments that totaled 4,431.96 kg.
Among the shipments were 4,047.4 kg of Mie Sedaap cup noodles from Indonesia, and 327.6 kg of Lucky Me cup noodles from the Philippines, both imported by Taiwan’s ELOM Group Company.
In light of the huge amount of contaminated instant noodle shipments from Indonesia, the FDA said customs officials will increase the proportion of imports checked from 5-10% to 20%.
Meanwhile, customs also rejected 56.96 kg of Acecook cup noodles from Japan, imported by Zhong Xin International Development Co.
All substandard products were either returned or destroyed. Other substandard food items rejected by customs included Best Camellia Oil from China and Queen Victoria tea bags from Australia.
