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South Korea · 12 Nov 2026

Ethylene oxide in food from South Korea: food safety notices

Notices, all years13since 2 Aug 2021
Last 12 months0
Latest8 Jun 2022EU (RASFF)

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EU (RASFF)

Products

Prepared and snack foods7Sauces and seasonings1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
8 Jun 2022EUExceedance of the maximum level of ethylene oxide in instant noodles, seasoning sauce and Ethylene oxideBorder rejection · undecided
1 Apr 2022EUExceedance of the maximum level of ethylene oxide in Vegetable-mushroom flakes in instant Ethylene oxideBorder rejection · undecided
18 Mar 2022EUEthylene oxide (0,17 ± 0,085 mg/kg) in instant noodle soup from South KoreaEthylene oxideBorder rejection · serious
10 Mar 2022EU2-chloroethanol in instant noodle from South KoreaEthylene oxideBorder rejection · serious
25 Feb 2022EUEthylene oxide in noodles from South KoreaEthylene oxideBorder rejection · undecided
22 Feb 2022EU2-Chloroethanol in instant noodles from South KoreaEthylene oxideBorder rejection · undecided
16 Feb 2022EU2-Chloroethanol in Asian noodles from the Republic of KoreaEthylene oxideAlert · serious
23 Dec 2021EUUnauthorized substance ethylene oxide in vegetable flakes of an instant noodle ready meal Ethylene oxideAlert · serious
3 Nov 2021EUPresence of ethylene oxide in capsules used in the manufacture of food supplementsEthylene oxideAlert · serious
13 Sep 2021EU2-Chloroethanol in sauce component of instant noodles from KoreaEthylene oxideAlert · serious
12 Aug 2021EU2-Chloroethanol in instant noodles from the Republic of KoreaEthylene oxideAlert · serious
6 Aug 2021EUEthylene oxide in prepared food from the Republic of KoreaEthylene oxideAlert · serious
2 Aug 2021EU2-Chloroethanol in capsules for medicines and food supplements from Vietnam and Republic oEthylene oxideAlert · serious