Spices that put pot into noodles taken off supermarket shelves

Tainted spices for noodles have been removed from shelves by supermarkets, and some noodle restaurants have stopped serving them after traces of the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis were found in several food products sampled.

A spokeswoman for ParknShop said they had sold three of the four brands of tainted noodle spices - Itochu House Shichimi Red Pepper Mix, Hachi, and S&B Assorted Chili Pepper. The fourth brand is Assorted Chilli Pepper Yagenbor Nanami Togarashi.

'These spices are not that popular, so we only have a small stock, and we have already removed the remaining stock,' she said.

She added that they would not replace the stock until the products' safety was ensured.

'Any customers who have bought these spices should bring the receipt with them for a refund.'

City'super said they did not sell any of the four tainted spices, but had removed two other Japanese brands of spices from the shelves. Wellcome supermarkets also said they did not sell any of the tainted spices.

Noodle chain Ajisen Ramen has stopped serving the tainted spices and asked the supplier to recall them.