Jakarta – Australia has withdrawn several variants of the Indonesian instant noodle product, Indomie, from circulation. This information was conveyed by the Australian food agency or Food Standards Australia a few days ago.
The distributor, Grant Eastern Trading, recalled the Soto Mie and Chicken Onion variants of Indomie. The Soto Mie variant was noted for not listing milk allergens, while the Chicken Onion variant did not list egg allergens.
Quoted from the RSUP Dr Sardjito website, allergens are defined as food substances or compounds that cause allergies or intolerances. Consuming food that contains allergens can pose health risks to consumers who have allergies or intolerances. “Any consumer known to have an allergy or intolerance to milk and/or eggs may experience a reaction if they consume it,” wrote the Food Standards Australia announcement quoted from news.co.au, Wednesday (18/12/2024).
Consumers are asked to return these products to the place of purchase. Consumers can also receive a full refund by returning the product.
“Consumers must return the product to the place of purchase to receive a full refund.” “Any consumer who is concerned about their health should seek medical advice,” he explained.
It is known that two variants of the Indomie product were sold at an Asian grocery store in Victoria. The recalled Indomie Soto Mie flavor product has an expiration date before April 10, 2025, and the Indomie Chicken Onion flavor product has an expiration date before April 1, 2025.
This recall only applies to products that do not list milk and egg allergens.
In Indonesia, information about allergens is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration Regulation No. 31 of 2018 concerning Processed Food Labels. It is stated that (1) information about allergens must be included on labels that contain allergens; (2) processed foods produced using the same production facilities as processed foods containing allergens must include information about the allergen content. Foodstuffs that have the potential to cause allergies must be listed in the description as allergens and the ingredients must be printed in bold. If you find a label with the information “contains allergens,” it means that the foodstuff contains one or more allergenic ingredients.
