Taiwan Refuses to Enter Sedaap Noodle Products, Wings Food Owned By Conglomerate Harjo Sutanto Opens Voice: Due To Regulatory Differences

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JAKARTA - Wings Food opened its voice about Mie Sedaap being refused entry to Taiwan. Marketing Manager of Noodle Category Wings Food Katria Arintya Anindyantari denied that the instant noodle products produced by her company contained pesticide residues.

As is known, Taiwan blocked the entry of noodles from Indonesia with the Mie Sedaap trademark. This was done after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that Indonesian instant noodles contained excessive levels of pesticide residues.

"Mie Sedaap products do not contain pesticide residues. The detention of Mie Sedaap in Taiwan has nothing to do with this", he confirmed, Friday, July 8.

Katria explained that the detention of Mie Sedaap products in Taiwan occurred due to differences in regulations applied by local regulators.

Furthermore, Katria claims Mie Sedaap has been developed with strict production and control standards and meets food safety standards throughout the supply chain. Thus, Mie Sedaap products are safe for consumption by the wider community.

"For 19 years present in Indonesia, Mie Sedaap is believed to be the foremost instant noodle that has pocketed food permits", he said.

The permits in question are the Indonesian Food & Drug Supervisory Agency Permit, Halal Certificate (MUI), ISO 22000 Certification on International Standards for Food Safety Management, and ISO 9001 Certification on International Standards for Quality Management Systems.

In fact, said Katria, currently Mie Sedaap products have also been enjoyed by consumers in more than 30 countries for the last dozen years. Katria explained that each country has different regulations.

"However, we have met the mandatory standards for exports, as set out by several relevant regulators, including content, packaging, and product labeling", he explained.