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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Singapore bans Julie biscuits
Posted by: kimgeetan
It is shocking to read in Singapore's NST this morning that our Julie biscuits was found to contain excessive Melamine and subsequently banned from sales in the country.

By now I'm confident Malaysia's national food authorities should by now been duely notified and I hope proper investigation and action to suspend further manufacturing by this company is in place.

In the best interest of all fellow Malaysians who are likely regular consumers of this brand, I also hope that our rightful authorities will publish findings with full facts.

As a regular consumer, if it is true that this manufacturer is guilty of using Melamine above permitted levels, then our authority must take every legal avenue to penalized the perpetrators. The Melamine issue is no longer a new topic and big manufacturers cannot always hide behind a veil of deceit claiming they are ignorant or that they are also victims using by-products purchased from 3rd-parties. All large food companies like Julie's should have by now taken necessary precaution to double check and certify that their by-products are not contaminated, as they should know the source of their purchase.

It simply leaves a huge question on the part of the company's integrity and social responsibility to continue using this substance until caught by AVA of Singapore.

I hope our government will take the sternest action against this manufacturer, as it cannot be taken lightly for a MNC to betray the trust of consumers who were the reason of their success.

Comments

There is NO NST in Singapore. Are u sure u didn't imagine it???
By kindsir, 30-Oct-2008
Kindsir,

Go and google around and you will find the news. The issue here is about the execcessive use of melamine, not about whether you have NST in Singapore.
By horatio99, 30-Oct-2008
Well, in thats case, Malaysia govt need to inform and explain to the public urgently as some of the products also export to overseas.. Malaysia cannot become 2nd China!!!
By wkk1883, 30-Oct-2008
No, we will be sure all blame will point to China milk sources. (Even if it's Malaysian putting Melamine).

Did you guys read a declaration from former Chinese farmers who claimed milk was mixed with urine instead of Melamine.
It said urine contained nitrogen which once mixed with milk will form protein (protein is a formula of nitrogen)
It also stated it will became a kind of Melamine with mixing them.

Please correct my science if you guys know better. #As I said I read/heard this and I am not sure how true are the facts.
By malaysiamanaboleh, 31-Oct-2008
wkk1883, few countries already found out Malaysia made products contained melamine.

From Taiwan's discovery of Malaysia export of Pizza Hut cheese powder and a cheese cracker. These are outdated news in late September and early October 2008.
By malaysiamanaboleh, 31-Oct-2008
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