One of Australia's favourite instant noodle products, Mi Goreng, is currently under investigation by food authorities in Australia and Singapore after being pulled from shelves in Taiwan.

Produced by the world's largest noodle manufacturer, IndoMie, the Indonesian product is found in supermarkets around Australia, including Coles, Woolworths and IGA, as well as specialty Asian grocery stores.

In early October, Taiwanese health authorities recalled the product after finding banned amounts of the chemicals Methyl P-Hydroxybenzoate (E218) and Benzoic acid, both of which are used in cosmetics and as food preservatives. Singaporean authorities also announced investigations into the product but chose not to recall it.

A spokeswoman for Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) confirmed that state-based health authorities have spent the past four weeks testing the noodles around the nation.

"The main importer [for Australia] doesn't use those chemicals," she said. "Some specialty Asian shops may also bring it in, however both those chemicals are permitted preservatives.