TEST ON FOOD ITEMS: Tests are being conducted on Shin Ramyun to determine if they are safe for consumption.
KOTA KINABALU: A Korean supermarket in Lintas Plaza here is willing to cooperate with the government to undergo tests on Shin Ramyun, a popular Korean noodle that is suspected of having excessive amount of the cancer-causing plastic addictive.
Kim’s Market owner Roselin Siban said she would take the product off the shelves if the Korean noodle is found to contain the hazardous contaminants.
However, no instruction has been issued by the government to recall the product from the market yet.
“We do not want to put people’s lives in jeopardy,” she said in an interview here yesterday.
Kim’s Market was established two years ago.
Consumers are advised to avoid eating Shin Ramen and Shin Ramyun till tests confirm they are safe for consumption.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said both products from the same company had been recalled as the ministry was conducting tests to determine if they had excessive amount of plasticiser, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DINP).
Roselin explained that she sourced Shin Ramyun directly from Korea, while some supermarkets obtained their supplies from China. She said those selling at cheaper price was probably imported from China.
A bag of five Shin Ramyun costs RM14.80, and Roselin claimed that she sells around 10 boxes, equivalent to 400 packets of noodles a month.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson from Lintas Supermarket in Luyang said the Korean supplier for Shin Ramyun had started conducting tests for the product, and is now awaiting the results.
“If (the product) is affected, we will take
them off the shelves,” he assured.
Shin Ramyun is manufactured by Nong Shim, a well-established brand which is said to have tens of years of history.
There are currently three Lintas Supermarkets, which are located in Luyang, Sepanggar and Sembulan.
The product is not available at Giant Hypermarket in City Mall.