By Camille Diola
http://www.philstar.com/Updated October 30, 2012 12:11 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Supermarkets still sell Korean instant noodles reported as cancer-causing and recently recalled by Korea's Food and Drug Administration, an environmental non-profit organization said on Tuesday.
Eco Waste Coalition safety campaigner Aileen Lozaro warned the public in a radio interview that, although many smaller stores have refused to offer the imported ramyeon or ramen from Korea, more popular supermarkets have not yet removed the said products from their shelves.
Korean officials recalled nine types of South Korean noodles from stores since October 25 after discovering they contain a substance benzopyrene, known in the United States as a probable carcinogen, Lozaro said.
The noodle company Nongshim, however, assured the public in South Korea on Monday that their products, exported in 80 countries, are "safe."
"The amount indicated in the broadcast is a very safe level. According to KFDA report, the benzopyrene level in the soup base was proved to be safe at a level of non-detection -4.7 ppb (parts per billion)," the company said in a statement.
Among the nine recalled goods, Lozaro's group said they found six of these instant noodles on Saturday still in Korean specialty stores in the Philippines, while they have already been banned by health authorities in China, Taiwan ang Hong Kong shortly after the recall order.
The identified Korean-manufactured ramen products still in the country are Nongshim's Mild Neoguri, Spicy Neoguri, large and small Neoguri Cup Noodles, large Saewootang Cup Noodles and Seng Seng Udong, the Eco Waste coalition posted on their blog.
Meanwhile, Filipino netizens warned their fiends and followers in social media from consuming the popular ramen products.
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