Sedap Mie From The Wings Food Belonging To The Konglomerat Harjo Sutanto Gets Rejection In Several Countries, Trade Minister Zulhas Ready To Install A Body

Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan. (Photo: Doc. VOI/Mery Handayani)

JAKARTA - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) spoke about Mie Sedap products that were withdrawn from various countries such as Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Zulhas said he would coordinate with the company to find out the problem.

Furthermore, Zulhas Mangaku will defend the Indonesian product. After knowing the cause of the Mie Sedap problem being withdrawn, his party will help solve it. "Of course we will defend our products. What is the problem, we will coordinate with the entrepreneur, if there is a problem we will perfect it," he said at the Ministry of Trade Office, Wednesday, October 12. When asked about whether the Ministry of Trade will intervene to check the domestic Mie Sedap product, Zulhas did not answer with certainty. However, he said he would support domestic entrepreneurs. "Later we will see what it looks like, but we support our entrepreneurs so that international market attacks. What obstacles were there, of course we will help," he said.

For your information, last July, Taiwan blocked the entry of the Mie Sedap from the Wings Food conglomerate Harjo Sutanto. This was done after the Food and Drug Supervision Agency (FDA) found that Indonesian instant noodles contain pesticide residue with excessive levels. The Marketing Manager of Noodle Category Wings Food Katria Arintya Anindyantari denied that the instant noodle products produced by her company contained pesticide residue. "Mie Sedap products do not contain pesticide residue. The detention of Mie Sedap in Taiwan has nothing to do with this," he confirmed, Friday, July 8. Not long after, at the end of September the Hong Kong Food Security Authority, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) ordered the withdrawal of ready-to-eat Mie Sedae brand Korean Spice Chicken Flavored Naoodle, from Indonesia, weighing 435 grams, from the single agent of Golden Long Fppd Trading Ltd, PARNSHOP (HK) Limited retailer. This withdrawal has been found that the content of ethylene oxides has been found. Most recently, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) again attracted the instant noodle product Sepaap brand from Indonesia because of pesticide content in its chili powder. Head of Corporate Communications & CSR WINGS Group Indonesia Sheila Kansil firmly denied that the Sedap Mie product uses ethile oxide content. Sheila explained that the use of oxide is a common thing in the agricultur industry as a sterile 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 uses ethilene oxide. "Mie Sedap ensures that it does not use oxide in all lines of production. Mie Sedap has met food safety standards so it is safe for consumption," he said in a statement to the media, Tuesday, October 11.