Tainted Cup Noodles sicken Fujisawa woman

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A woman became nauseous in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, after eating a serving of a popular brand of instant noodles that was later found to contain a chemical used in bug repellent, the city said Thursday.

What next?: A municipal official at Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, briefs the media Thursday about the discovery of a chemical in Cup Noodles that sickened a woman Monday. KYODO PHOTO

The Fujisawa Municipal Government said the 67-year-old woman's symptoms were not severe and she has recovered. It has asked the supermarket that sold her the noodles to suspend sales of the product.

According to Fujisawa, the woman vomited and felt her tongue go numb after eating a Cup Noodle meal made by Nissin Food Products Co. on Monday evening. She recalled smelling a chemical odor when she unsealed the cup, it said.

The instant noodles were made at Nissin's factory in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 3 and were supposed to be consumable through Jan. 30, 2009, company officials said, adding that an investigation was under way. The woman bought the noodles around Sept. 29, the city said.