Cambodia to inspect Vietnamese noodles after EU warning

Cambodian authorities will carry out an inspection and then prevent imports of Vietnamese instant noodles containing Ethylene Oxide (EO), a banned substance, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia.

This measure follows the warning of the European Union to withdraw or return Vietnamese instant noodles that include this dangerous substance, according to the office, quoted by the Khmer Times.

According to Phan Oun, director general of the General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Anti-Fraud (KPR), if such noodles were detected in the Cambodian market, the KPR would take action to collect them.

The director said that the General Department of Customs and Special Taxes would instruct local customs agencies to classify these items as risk goods.

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Imported noodle products must obtain a certificate stating that they do not contain ethylene oxide, it added.

Earlier, Germany warned that curry-flavoured instant noodles from the Asia Food Joint Stock Company in the city of Thuận An, Bình Dương province, had ethylene oxide residues above the level allowed by the EU. .

Poland warned about chicken-flavored instant noodles from the Vietnam Food Industry Joint Stock Company in Ho Chi Minh’s Tân Phú district, adding that the country had returned the shipment.

Meanwhile, Malta warned that Nguyễn Gia brand noodle products were identified as being made from illegally genetically modified rice, adding that it took steps to monitor and recall the products.

This measure follows the warning of the European Union to withdraw or return Vietnamese instant noodles that include this dangerous substance.

Last year, several batches of Vietnamese instant noodles and noodles were withdrawn from the EU market after they were found to contain EO.

To deal with this problem, the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) asked producers to take responsibility for meeting the requirements of import markets.

The department said that in the future it would focus on large-scale sampling of instant noodle products in the domestic market, especially those with seasonings, to access AE residues and set a limit for this substance.

Meanwhile, the MoIT urged companies to carefully study the technical requirements of export markets to avoid infringements, adding that each market has different requirements for each food product.

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The ministry said it would continue to support enterprises to improve measures to ensure food hygiene and safety and to meet the technical requirements of foreign markets.

Research will continue to evaluate chemicals that appear in food products. Those found to be harmful to human health will be given appropriate management measures, the MoIT said.

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