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Japanese and South Korean brands of instant noodles made in China, which were suspected of being tainted with plasticizers DEHP, are now back on supermarket shelves following the release of test results.

Earlier this week, supermarkets across the country stopped selling instant noodles, such as Japanese brand Nissin Taisho Japanese-style fried noodles and South Korean brand Nong Shim spicy mushroom noodles, after Hong Kong Cable TV reported that excessive amounts of the cancer-causing plasticizer DEHP were found in the Chinese-made instant noodle brands in Hong Kong.

However, the results from a variety of independent tests have all given the noodles the all-clear.

According to a statement from Shanghai Nong Shim Food Co, test results from CTI, a third-party provider of testing services in Shanghai, showed that no DEHP was found in the noodles.

"Test results found no plasticizers in our products," said a woman surnamed Zhou, from the marketing department of Shanghai Nong Shim Food Co.

Zhou said the company has already sent the test reports to stores and supermarkets, such as Carrefour, and Nong Shim instant noodles will return to shelves very soon.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety released the test reports on 18 types of instant noodles, including the Nong Shim spicy mushroom-flavored noodles, on its website, and said it did not find DEHP in any of the products.

A staff member from the Shanghai branch of the Japan-based Nissin food company said their sales had not been affected by the adverse publicity.

Questions:

1 What kind of food was suspected of being tainted with DEHP?

2 What is DEHP?

3 Are they still being sold?

Answers:

1. Japanese and South Korean brands of instant noodles made in China

2. Cancer-causing plasticizer additive

3. Tests found no DEHP, and the noodles are back on store shelves.

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen 編輯）

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.