Found Containing Pesticides, Taiwan Bans Consumption Of Indomie Soto Banjar Limau Kuit

Indomie Rasa Soto Banjar Limau Kuit (Instagram/indomie)

JAKARTA - Taiwanese authorities have banned their people from consuming instant noodles from Indonesia, Indomie Rasa Soto Banjar Limau Kuit. This was done after the residue content of pesticides, ethylene oxides, was found at a level that did not meet Taiwanese standards.

Quoted from the release of Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on Friday, September 12, 2025, the ethylene oxide was detected in a dredged powder wrapper of 0.1 mg/kg. Based on Taiwanese standards, ethylene oxides should not be present in food and should not exceed 0.1 mg/kg in permitted products.

"This is not in accordance with Article 15 of the Food Security and Sanitation Law," said the Taiwanese FDA.

"Products that are not in accordance with what is stated in the document will be returned or destroyed in accordance with the regulations," he added.

On the other hand, Taiwan's Center for Food Safety (CFS) is currently investigating whether the product in question is imported from Hong Kong and is in contact with the relevant authorities for further clarity.

It is also recommended that people who have purchased these products immediately throw them away and do not consume them to maintain the health of the body.

"Consumers have to throw away the product and not take it," suggested the CFS report.