Jakarta, Sept. 15 -- Indonesia's Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) clarified that the instant noodle product recently found in Taiwan with ethylene oxide levels exceeding the limit was not part of Indonesia's official exports.

"We have summoned representatives from Indofood [the product's maker], and confirmed that the product did not come from Indonesia's export distribution. It was likely brought in as personal luggage," BPOM head Taruna Ikrar said at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.

He explained that international standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Association (WFA) allow a maximum ethylene oxide content of 0.1 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) in food.

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