KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen more food products have been cleared of melamine by the Health Ministry, said its Food Safety and Quality Division director, Nooraini Mohd Othman.
They are Baby Bites Rice Tusk (Take One), Chunky Peanut Butter (Skippy), Cream Filled Golden Bar Biscuits (Ego), Creamy Peanut Butter (Daisy), Lollipop with Whistle (Golden Pop) and Marsh Mellow Dairy Milk Flavour Candy (Ego).
The others are Milk Candy (Mr Bunny), Peanut Butter & Chocolate Milk Stripes (Lady’s Choice), Prawn Crackers (Jumbo), Shim Ramyum Noodles (Nong Shim), Potato Cracker (Wasabi) (Silang), Health Daily Biscuit (Silang) and Cocoa Cookie (KTQ).
Nooraini, however, said another product, Potato Cracker (Silang) was found to contain melamine at a level above the standard.
“The ministry has identified the manufacturer. The Health Department has been ordered to destroy the product while the manufacturer has been told to withdraw the product from the market,” she said.
Consumers could contact the Food Safety and Quality Division at 0388833655, 0388833503, 0388833652 and 0388833500 or ssurf http://fsq.moh.goc.my for information. - Bernama
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