Danes in central Copenhagen on Thursday marked the return to supermarket shelves of fiery South Korean ramen noodles that had been banned for being too spicy, a decision that has since been partly reversed.
Stores in Denmark in June removed three variants of South Korean Samyang Foods’ Buldak instant ramen line after the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration found the noodles’ high capsaicin level posed a serious health risk.
Samyang, which sells the products worldwide, had contested the ban, and on Thursday celebrated the reversal by feeding its noodles to social media influencers, gathered on a ferry adorned in the firm’s bright-red colors on Copenhagen’s harbor.
But the ban was lifted last month for two of the three variants after further examination of the spicy noodles showed that they did not exceed the critical capsaicin level.
“When they were banned, I bought like 50 packages, which I still have now but I guess I have a good deposit,” Phillip said.
Persons:
I’ve, ”, Phillip, Influencers, ” Phillip, “
Organizations:
Korean, Danish Veterinary, Food Administration
Locations:
Copenhagen, Denmark, Danish