Which Noodles Killed In South Africa?
Howe instant noodles are the brand that the National Consumer Commission believes to be responsible for at least three child fatalities. The commission claims it has a “reasonable suspicion” that Grandisync, the company that made the noodles, sold dangerous products. Howe instant noodles were identified by the National Consumer Commission as being connected to at least three suspicious child deaths on Thursday.
Background
Early in November, after eating noodles and shortly after complaining of nausea and abdominal cramps, three children—ages 11, 7, and six months—died while traveling to a clinic in the Eastern Cape. The only connection that could be made, according to the police, was the pack of noodles the two had shared that morning. Later in the month, siblings, ages nine and 13, died in Mpumalanga within an hour of one another.
How Was It Detected?
Following the deaths in the Eastern Cape, the Consumer Commission announced that it had opened an investigation “into the conduct of Grandisync CC, the supplier of Howe Instant Noodles based in Uitenhage.”The NCC stated in a statement that it had “reasonable suspicion to believe that Grandisync CC supplied unsafe goods or goods that posed a potential risk to the public” based on the information provided to the Commission by other regulators and the supplier.
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What Company Manufacturers the Noodles?
Grandisync CC, the company that makes Howe, only has one director and not much else is known about them. There were several flavors and basic ingredients available for Howe Instant Noodles. The cost of 75g packages of Howe noodles at wholesale was less than R3, which is not absurdly low.
What Happened Next?
2015 saw an unusual promotion from Chen’s Strong Chains: three free packs of diapers for new mothers who came to pick them up from the Cape Road Industrial Park, which is also the address on Howe noodle packages. Strong Chains claimed to have recently installed a new diaper manufacturing machine and had tested it by producing a large number of newborn diapers. The company stated at the time that mothers of newborns could then claim a pack of diapers every month for three months by bringing their identity documents and the birth certificate of a child who was under three.
Howe instant noodles are allegedly connected to at least three child fatalities, according to the National Consumer Commission, who has “reasonable suspicion” of this. In November, three kids who had eaten noodles and reported feeling queasy and crampy passed away. The manufacturer of Howe noodles, Grandisync, is being looked into.
