The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), has said if ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing substance, is found in indomie noodles produced in Nigeria, more persons will be diagnosed with the disease in the coming years.
The institute’s position is based on the detection of ethylene oxide in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles in Malaysia and Taiwan as announced by health authorities in both countries.
Indofoods, an Indonesian company and maker of Indomie instant noodles has, however, denied the claim, noting that all its noodles are produced with standard certification.
