Three fiery flavours of the Samyang instant ramen line are being withdrawn: Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew.
Denmark’s food agency issued the recall and warning on Tuesday, urging consumers to abandon the product.
It’s unknown if any specific incidents have prompted the Danish authorities into taking action.
This is like the best advertisement ever for the brand. Like they get the infamy without killing someone, basically became certified cool like the warning sticker on music albums in the 90s
Dansk Fødevarestyrelse: bans product containing poisonous amounts of popular chemical
Rest of the world: laughs at Denmark for “not being able to handle spicy food” 🙄
Painful exposures to capsaicin-containing peppers are among the most common plant-related exposures presented to poison centers.[31] They cause burning or stinging pain to the skin and, if ingested in large amounts by adults or small amounts by children, can produce nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and burning diarrhea. Eye exposure produces intense tearing, pain, conjunctivitis, and blepharospasm.[32]
Ingestion of high quantities of capsaicin can be deadly,[37] particularly in people with heart problems.[38] Even healthy young people can suffer adverse health effects like myocardial infarction after ingestion of capsaicin capsules.[39]
This stuff is not that spicy. I mean, yeah, it’s a lot hotter than most hot foods, but if you’re worried about being “poisoned”, this ain’t it. You’d need to just be eating lots of straight seasoning packets, and you’ll probably poison yourself with salt well before ingesting a health-threatening amount of chili pepper…
From the Buldak flavors I’ve tried, I’d be much more worried about the sodium levels than capsaicin. Instant noodles commonly contain more than half of your daily recommended maximum salt intake in a single packet.
I’ve really enjoyed the flavors I’ve tried so far, but do consider them an unhealthy snack and eat no more than one per week.
So any folks out there in Denmark, feel free to send those to me…for…“disposal”
I mean the logo has a crying chicken on it so yea
I’ve had that one, in an import variety pack I bought in the states.
It did not fuck around. Was good. And my tastebuds grew back eventually.
What were they expecting ?
Samyang noodles are okay, I just add a bit more water than specified on the packaging.
Beware that you need to boil the noodles for 3 minutes, they are not instant.
Lol that’s funny. I mean my stomach can’t handle capsaicin but that’s by body’s fault, not the food’s.
snaps fingers repeatedly
Nanny state.
