A recent statement issued by health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan where they claimed they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound in Indomie's "Special Chicken" flavour noodles produced by Indofoods, has jolted the global noodles giant to a series of investigation to ascertain the claim by the health officials. The Ministry of Health of Malaysia (MOH) immediately issued a directive to hold, test and release the Indomie Special Chicken Flavour instant noodles products from Malaysia at all entry points of the country and urged its manufacturer to voluntarily recall the affected products from the markets in Malaysia and Taiwan. Despite this occurrence happening in faraway Asian countries, it has created a series of concerns among Indomie Instant Noodles consumers globally and raised the level of concerns about the safety of consuming the brand particularly in Nigeria, which is number one consumer in Africa and one of the largest consumers of noodles globally.