(13 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Copenhagen, Denmark – 13 June 2024
1. Exterior shot of Chinese Grocery store, “Den Kinesiske Købmand”
2. Shop owner removing Buldak Ramen packets from the shelf
3. Close up of ramen packets
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rubin Truong, shop owner:
“I think it’s ridiculous and there’s no reasonable justification. The current justification is that the product contains too much capsaicin, which is a natural substance in chilli peppers. In other words, the product is being recalled because it’s spicy. And I’ve received the report from the Danish Food Administration, and in the report it says that this product is just as spicy as fresh jalapenos and Tabasco. So if this product, if ramen is being recalled, then why is Tabasco and fresh jalapenos not being recalled? And there are products that are being sold right now that are even more spicy, like chili powder. So it’s an unreasonable justification. And the Danish Food Administration hasn’t given any guidelines or set any standards on how spicy food can be.“
5. Various of employee removing Buldak ramen packets from shelves
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Lea Prien Skjøde, 21, shop assistant:
“I think it’s a little bit strange because most people already know it’s spicy when they buy it.”
7. Tracking shot of employee carrying removed boxes of ramen to a truck
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ano Yasmin, customer:
“I don’t think there is a reason for it to be banned because you decide on your own, on the spiciness or what you put in it and it is on your own, how spicy you make it."
9. Close of label being removed from shelf advertising the ramen
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Katinka Monberg, 20, customer:
“I don’t really know what to tell people because, you know, it is promoted as something spicy. I want to eat it. Just because you can’t eat it doesn’t mean I don’t get to eat it. So I’m just very upset that I don’t get my noodles. But you know everything for the good of the people, right?.”
11. Tracking shot of employees carrying removed boxes of ramen to a truck
12. Owner removing ramen from shelves
13. Close of ramen
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Rubin Truong, shop owner:
“Some products that are just as spicy as other products, some are being banned, some are being recalled, and some are fine to sell. So it’s not clear what we’re allowed to eat anymore. Like the Danish Food Administration decides what you can and cannot eat, you don’t have the freedom to choose anymore.“
15. Close of ramen in truck, pan to employers packing the truck
STORYLINE:
Food authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea over possible risks for “acute poisoning.”
Consumers are asked to discard them or return the noodles to the retailer.
The noodles are made by Seoul-based Samyang Foods, one of South Korea’s largest companies, and sold across the globe.
The recalled noodles include Buldak Samyang 3 x Spicy & Hot Chicken, Buldak Samyang 2 x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Buldak Samyang Hot Chicken Stew.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said the products contain an overly high dose of capsaicin, an active ingredient in chilli peppers but also a chemical that can be a neurotoxin and a health hazard.
Children and teenagers in Denmark have been daring each other on social media to eat “a strong bowl of noodle soup,” referring to the three South Korean products, the agency said.
“The noodle dishes marketed as extremely strong must no longer be sold because consumers and especially children risk acute poisoning,” it said late Tuesday.
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