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CONSUMERS NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT MELAMINE
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has advised consumers no to be worried by the melamine issue as appropriate action has been taken on the matter.
"Still, consumers are advised to always read the labels on food before
buying products from the market," said the ministry's Food Safety and Quality
Division's director, Noraini Mohd Othman, in a statement here Friday.
Till today, the list of food products that are not contaminated with
melamine had 881 products on it from 27 companies.
Samples of the food products have been analysed by the Chemistry Department
to ensure the products meet safety standards before being allowed on the market.
Besides that, food industries have also given assurance that food products
did not contain milk from China.
Consumers can get latest information on the melamine issue on the
ministry's website http://fsq.moh.gov.my.
Complaints or enquiries can be made on the ministry's operations room
hotlines at 03-88833655, 03-88833503, 03-88833500 and 03-88833652.
Meanwhile, the Veterinary Services Department has stopped issuing import
permits for milk in liquid form and dairy products, including livestock products
from China, since Aug 15 and suspended the permits officially on Sept 19 after
reports emerged about infant deaths in China due to melamine in milk.
The department's public relations officer, Dr Muhammad Nazri Khairuddin, in
a statement Friday said this year most milk and dairy products on the local
market were from countries like New Zealand, Australia and European
nations.
He said as a result of import permits up till August 2008, a total of
180,500 metric tonnes of milk and dairy products were imported of which only
1,027 metric tonnes were from China which represented 0.57 per cent of the local
market.
Dairy products allowed in from China were ice-cream and casseinate,
products for which the milk came from countries free from Foot and Mouth
Disease.
According to the statement, milk from China is not allowed to be imported
as that country is not free from the disease.
The Veterinary Services Department also has a 'Veterinary Health Mark' to
ensure the quality of dairy products.
According to Dr Muhammad Nazri, a monitoring system based on 'Good
Manufacturing Practice' and 'Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point' is also
exercised to ensure that livestock products are safe for consumption.
All these ensure the quality and safety of local products and their
export.
Malaysian value-added dairy products have successfully penetrated
international markets, including Australia, and last year 81,464 metric tonnes
were exported worth RM817 million.
"Still, consumers are advised to always read the labels on food before
buying products from the market," said the ministry's Food Safety and Quality
Division's director, Noraini Mohd Othman, in a statement here Friday.
Till today, the list of food products that are not contaminated with
melamine had 881 products on it from 27 companies.
Samples of the food products have been analysed by the Chemistry Department
to ensure the products meet safety standards before being allowed on the market.
Besides that, food industries have also given assurance that food products
did not contain milk from China.
Consumers can get latest information on the melamine issue on the
ministry's website http://fsq.moh.gov.my.
Complaints or enquiries can be made on the ministry's operations room
hotlines at 03-88833655, 03-88833503, 03-88833500 and 03-88833652.
Meanwhile, the Veterinary Services Department has stopped issuing import
permits for milk in liquid form and dairy products, including livestock products
from China, since Aug 15 and suspended the permits officially on Sept 19 after
reports emerged about infant deaths in China due to melamine in milk.
The department's public relations officer, Dr Muhammad Nazri Khairuddin, in
a statement Friday said this year most milk and dairy products on the local
market were from countries like New Zealand, Australia and European
nations.
He said as a result of import permits up till August 2008, a total of
180,500 metric tonnes of milk and dairy products were imported of which only
1,027 metric tonnes were from China which represented 0.57 per cent of the local
market.
Dairy products allowed in from China were ice-cream and casseinate,
products for which the milk came from countries free from Foot and Mouth
Disease.
According to the statement, milk from China is not allowed to be imported
as that country is not free from the disease.
The Veterinary Services Department also has a 'Veterinary Health Mark' to
ensure the quality of dairy products.
According to Dr Muhammad Nazri, a monitoring system based on 'Good
Manufacturing Practice' and 'Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point' is also
exercised to ensure that livestock products are safe for consumption.
All these ensure the quality and safety of local products and their
export.
Malaysian value-added dairy products have successfully penetrated
international markets, including Australia, and last year 81,464 metric tonnes
were exported worth RM817 million.
