24 brands of biscuits from Malaysia contains Melamine

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) have revealed 24 different brands of biscuits produced in Malaysia shows the presence of toxic chemical melamine.

Director General of MFDA Moosa Anwar speaking to Miadhu Daily informed that in addition to Munchies Company, biscuits by two other companies also contain the toxic chemical melamine at dangerous levels. He said this has been revealed by Malaysian Food Safety and Quality Division. He said this time melamine was discovered in 24 different biscuits in Huang Company and Kiang Company. Earlier melamine was discovered from biscuits produced by Munchies Company of Malaysia.

He said some of these products are available in the market and that a concerned government agency has been instructed to prevent any import of these products. He further said work is currently under way to remove these products from the shops. He further said the authority was informed of the presence of the chemical melamine in the products yesterday.

According to MFDA the products which contain melamine are Soda Biscuits, lemon puffs, Butter creams, Baby Fish, Health Cracker, Family Cracker, Coca Pup, Orange Sandwich, Animal Shape Biscuit, Mini Pup Biscuit, Cigarette Shaped Biscuit, Cream Chocolate Biscuit, from Huangun Company as well as Assorted Biscuits, Chicken Egg Sandwich, Germ Biscuits, Iced Germ Biscuits, Marie Big Biscuits, ABC Biscuits, Tasty Crackers, Zoological Biscuits, Swiss cheese crackers, and Health Puff Biscuits of Kianguang.

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