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Kathmandu. Rara instant noodles have been found to be substandard. After the finding, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has ordered the Rara-brand ready-to-eat noodles to be withdrawn from the market immediately.
The department said that when samples collected during market monitoring and inspection were tested in the laboratory, the product was found to fall short of the standards on food safety and quality.
According to the department, the order covers the 60-gram ‘ready-to-eat noodles’ of the RARA brand, batch no. REG 01.
The product is made by Himshree Foods Pvt. Ltd., Pokhara. Under the relevant provisions of the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2081, the department has ordered the producer to withdraw that batch from the market immediately and not to sell or distribute it, or have it sold or distributed.
Some time ago, Rampam noodles were also found to be substandard. Rara noodles have now been found substandard a short while after Rampam.
