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**Update 25 Sep : China milk alert: 132 products on ‘suspect’ list by Malaysia Food Safety Division
**Update 24 Sep : 170 Dairy Products CLEARED by Malaysia Ministry of Health
We received multiple SMSes from friends advising on various food products to avoid and discard from the home. And we believe that these SMSes are not true. Some of you may have also received it as well ….
This is one of them which we believe is NOT true :
Pls pass it on (not official in malaysia but singapore has recalled these items) the following items hve been recalled due 2 China’s M&M’s, Snickers, Mento’s Yoghurt Bottle, Dove Choc, Oreo Wafer Sticks, Monmilk, Dutchlady Sterilised Milk, Wall’s All Natural Mango, Mini Poppers Ice Cream, Magnum Ice Cream, Moo Sandwich Ice Cream, Mini Cornetto n Youcan Ice Cream. We’ve been asked by ava 2 remove them from our stores. If u hve any of these items in yr hse don’t eat them.
If you read the bottom of this news report, Singapore only found 3 Products which contained Melamine, and not the above list.
Anyway, we just discovered today that one of our Favourite Sweet, the White Rabbit Sweet from China (Picture above) has now been officially banned in Malaysia. Sigh! We wonder how much Melamine we have consumed in our body…. after eating so much of it!
[Contrary to many people's thoughts, Ava is not a girl's name but rather Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority]
If you have any official updates, please let us all know. Let’s Eat Safe, Be Safe & Live Healthy Lifestyles!
Here’s the rest of the News Report . . .
The Government has widened its ban on dairy products imported from China to include confectionery which contain milk, chocolate (including white chocolate) and other food which contain milk.
The decision was based on the latest information received from Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) which found melamine in “White Rabbit Creamy Candy”, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry’s food quality and safety department director Noraini Mohd Othman said the widened ban would include “White Rabbit Creamy Candy” and flour-based confections like biscuits.
“The ministry will seize such products found in the local market,” she said.
Noraini said Malaysia already had an existing ban on any milk or milk powder from China, adding that although the country had imported dairy products from China, the milk in these goods was sourced from Australia and New Zealand.
“As a preventive measure, the ministry has also imposed a Level 6 or automatic rejection on all imported baby milk powder, milk and dairy products via the Food Safety Information System.”
Noraini advised consumers to be aware of the types of items which have been banned and to dispose of any existing goods they might already have.
“Retailers are also advised to report to the nearest state health department or office if such products are sold on their premises,” she said, adding that importers and agents have to stop distributing such products and immediately contact her department.
Noraini said the ministry would also take food samples from across the country to check for the presence of melamine, adding that if it were detected, those involved in the distribution chain could be fined up to RM100,000 or jailed a maximum of 10 years, or both.
Consumers can contact the ministry at 03-8883-3503 for more information.
On Friday, Singapore’s AVA suspended the import of all milk and milk products from China and instructed retailers and importers to recall such products.
Three products were found to contain melamine - “White Rabbit Creamy Candy”, “Yili Brand Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt” and “Dutch Lady” strawberry-flavoured milk.
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September 23rd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Ya. Indeed is true. All imported foods that are suspected should take pre-cautions as it would cause sickness in worst scenario it kill.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
alamak! we gave away a lot of that white rabbit candy as our wedding door gift to our guests last year. sad.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
i also eat lot rabbit sweet be4 it, can be said the china manufacturing milk cant drink?
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Are chocolates safe to consume…those like Cadbury, Van Houten, Tango, Beryl, etc. As Hari Raya is just round the corner, my friends bought lots of chocolates, some to give away. Pls enlighten.
September 23rd, 2008 at 5:21 pm
oh no… i just eat the White Rabbit Sweet last week.. must throw it later..
September 23rd, 2008 at 5:47 pm
YEsterday just bought a bottle of mentos yogurt bottle…wonder if this has been banned??
September 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Dear Mentos
Checking some online news reports, so far its only Singapore that’s being cautious. Here’s an excerpt from a Sin Chew Jit Poh article posted today.
… The Straits Times found on Saturday (20 Sept) that a 7-Eleven outlet in Braddell had pulled a list of products from its shelves. The list included Snickers bars, M&Ms, Nabisco Chicken In A Biskit, Dove chocolate bars, Mentos yogurt balls, Oreo wafer sticks, and Want Want Take One Baby Bites.
For consumers, reading labels seems advised: A check by The Straits Times last night found that the Snickers and Dove chocolates sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Toa Payoh were made in the United States, but those same chocolate brands sold at a neighbouring minimart were labelled ‘Product of China’……..
Therefore perhaps of the action by that 7 Eleven outlet that has caused further scare! Perhaps? We just received an email detailing the same products as the above SMS. Hope someone comes up with the correct info soon, before the scare goes further.
Anyone else have any updates on Product Bans?
:: Source Sin Chew Jit Poh - http://www.mysinchew.com/node/16560?tid=14
September 24th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Somebody, please help us to highlited all the stuff that WE CANNOT EAT!! Please.. So scared lor… If my children buy all that stuff from outside?.. Aiyoo, i die lor.. Pleasee…
September 24th, 2008 at 8:06 am
SO sad to hear about this…this isn’t a case of mistake by accident but a classic case of human greed…they in china already knew this in december last year but they kept quiet…why???…all because of OLYMPIC….now they have find some scapegoat to kill…thank god so far no babies were harmed in malaysia….
September 24th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Thanks sns. But I think I would not take this mentos at the moment. Not worth to spend money on medication like tat. =P
September 24th, 2008 at 9:09 am
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September 24th, 2008 at 9:18 am
But also please boycott M&M and any same company-made chocolates eventhough its no related to the china’s milk incident. Want know why? see this http://www.marscandykills.com/ by PETA
September 24th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Crazy world now… I thought it would be safer.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
anyone can list what brand we cannot eat right now..so scared la..my daughter loves mentos..
September 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
i saw dutch lady strawberry flavoured milk is banned, so what about dutch lady 123 milk powder chocolate flavour??? It’s my son’s favourite…. does it mean that all dutch lady products are banned too???
Someone please update me….
Thanks lots!
September 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I wonder Hwa Tai and Hup Seng’s products are saft? Especially cookies and crackers. They haven’t come out to make announcement yet. I am worry because I know milk is one of the main ingredient to make cookies and crackers, and I eat crackers everyday!! This incident is related to lots of products..if you look carefully, almost everything are using milk, when we go coffee house? bread? 3 in 1(any brand)? cookies? cake? Pudding? haiz…
September 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
mamkyle, my son also take friso that is dutch lady product…since dutch lady dah buat press conference yesterday said that their product in malaysia is safe coz produce at petaling jaya factory n the milk source from their contry itself or new zealand…trust on them coz 4 sure they dont dare to take the high risk with claim such thing other than remove their products from market…
September 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
thanks ANNI for the info….
September 24th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
chye, regarding ur curiosity, as far as i concern, Cadburry choc is safe to consume..
September 25th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
For kind information, the list of dairy products free from Melamine is being updated from time to time and can be found at the official website at
http://fsq.moh.gov.my or
http://fsq.moh.gov.my/uploads/senaraiproduk.pdf
September 25th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
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September 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Hi. I am just curious whether the melty kiss chocolate is safe to eat? The label in its box is written in japanese that’s why i can’t understand whether it is made in china or in japan. likewise, i am not sure whether such product uses china milk.. Please inform me as I already have boxes of melty kiss in my drawer. THanks so much.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
haiz… (-.-) wat a sad world, for money ppl can make milk that kills baby, what have this world come to…….
October 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
TQ Sam for sharing.
There are lots of products from China still undergoing tests, so I’ve been checking daily the MOH website for the latest updates on milk, yoghurt, candies, chocolates, biscuits, cookies, butter, cheese, bread….almost endless list.
And, including today’s newspaper article that even Veggies n Fruits fr China will also undergo test for confirmation… goodness, whatelse is on ’suspect list’
The latest update from MOH is dated 4 Oct 2008, siri 11… please refer to the link below.
http://fsq.moh.gov.my/uploads/kenyataan_akhbar_ke_11.pdf