The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), has said if ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing substance, is found in 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, rejected the findings of authorities in Malaysia and Taiwan, noting that all its noodles are produced with standard certification.
