Sedap Mie Products Are Withdrawed By The Singapore Food Agency, Wings Konglomerat-Owned Group Harjo Sutanto Opens His Voice

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JAKARTA - Wings Group as the parent company of Mie Sedap opened its voice regarding the news that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is again pulling the Mie Sedap brand instant noodle product from Indonesia because it contains pesticides in its chili powder. Head of Corporate Communications & CSR WINGS Group Indonesia Sheila Kansil firmly denied that Mie Sedap products use the content of ethilen oxides. Sheila explained that the use of oxide ethiles is common in the agricultural industry as a sterilizer or anti-bibial substance in spices and seeds that are still used today in the United States, Canada, and various other countries, but she denied that Mie Sedap used ethylen oxides. "Mie Sedap ensures that he does not use oxide ethiles in all production lines. Mie Sedap has met food safety standards so that they are safe for consumption," he said in a statement to the media, Tuesday, October 11. In his statement, Sheila also detailed the standard, including permission from the Food & Drug Supervisory Agency of the Republic of Indonesia, halal certificates (MUI), ISO 22000 certification regarding International Standards for Food Security Management, and ISO 9001 certification regarding International Standards for Quality Management Systems. "Food security and consumer safety are our top priority. Rest assured that we will always provide the best for the community," he continued. For this reason, continued Sheila, her party is currently conducting further investigations with the domestic authorities and the countries concerned. Previously, it was reported that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) had again withdrawn the Mie Sedap brand instant noodle product from Indonesia because it contained pesticides in chili powder. SFA through its official statement stated that it had directed Singapore's Indostop to withdraw Mie Sedap Special Sedaap instant noodles and Korean Spice Chicken instant noodles. "Through our regulatory testing, SFA has identified chili powder contaminated with ethylene oxide," SFA said in a statement. The latest withdrawal occurred in Mie Sedap Kari Special instant cup noodles with an expiration date of March 27, 2023, and Mie Sedap Korean Spice Chicken instant noodles with an expiration date of April 24, 2023. This is the third withdrawal made by SFA of Wingsfood's Mie Sedap brand product. Previously, SFA had withdrawn its Mie Sedap product, the Korean Spice Soup and Korean Spice Chicken variants.