AVA orders all Malaysia-made Julie's brand biscuits taken off shelves

[Garlic]

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin.../385183/1/.html

 

SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has instructed importers and retailers to withdraw all Malaysia-made Julie's brand biscuits from the shelves.

 

This comes after AVA detected the industrial chemical melamine in 12 Julie's biscuit products imported from Malaysia.

 

AVA says there are 25 types of Julie's biscuits sold in Singapore, but as a precaution, it decides to recall all Julie's biscuits.

 

Five other Malaysia-made biscuits are also affected. They are "Khong Guan Assorted Biscuits", "Khian Guan Biscuit Osborne", "Leo Gold Finger Choco", "Santa Chocolate Gold Fingers" and "Swan Chocolate Fingers".

 

AVA advises consumers who have bought affected biscuits not to eat them.

 

AVA's tests also included various types of biscuits under the major brands of "Khong Guan" and "Meiji" as well as other traditional biscuits that are manufactured in Singapore. Melamine has not been detected in these products.

 

Three more China-made products have also been found to contain melamine. They are "Lotte Koala's March Cocoa Chocolate Biscuit", "Hello Kitty Strawberry Cream Filled Biscuit", and an unbranded industrial pack non-dairy creamer which is not available in the retail market as it is meant for re-export.

 

AVA says "Lotte Koala's March Cocoa Chocolate Biscuit" and "Hello Kitty Strawberry Cream Filled Biscuit" have been recalled since 19 September.

 

The tainted products will be destroyed under AVA's supervision.

 

The latest detection brings the total number of affected products to 33.

 

As of 24 October, 3,200 types of milk and milk products, chocolates, biscuits, non-dairy creamers and other products imported from more than 40 countries have been taken for laboratory analysis to check for melamine.

 

- CNA/ir

Edited October 24, 2008 by Garlic

[Beei]

I bought a big box of Juile butter crackers last week.. Guess have to throw away..

[Hoppe]

Next thing they will announce that Coca-Cola has poison.

[Shull]

darn...their peanut butter biscuit is my fav..

[Shull]

if it's bottled in china..then i am not surprised..

[Ngck]

so many thing banned...

 

they might as well tell us what is safe to eat. rather then what is not safe to eat

[Genie47]

I think the only food that is safe is pet food.

[Voodooman]

I used to pack in some groceries (i.e. milk, biscuit, ice-cream and of course the must-buy toilet/tissue papers) when I visit JB once in a while. But their silent on this melamine thingy is not reassuring at all. Anyone know where is their equivalent of Singapore's AVA and where I can find a list of items recalled in Malaysia?

[Maxus-MIFA9]

KNN.... now then they say......

 

my favourite is the Oak and Butter biscuit with individual wraps (3 pieces in one pack) and had taken for the past 10 over years......

[Horsee]

Wow 10 years..better go for checkup.

[Ngck]

maybe pet food also not safe...

 

just stick to fruits and meat for the time being...

 

no more artifical or processed stuff.... lol

[Ngck]

then i think you are a live example that the poison stuff does not cause any harm...

 

 

are you feeling well?

[Cheekg98]

nowadays my family are avoiding dairy products

[Ngck]

i think i better switch from kopi si to kopi o also...

 

just in case

[Booboon]

darn...their peanut butter biscuit is my fav..

 

Thats one of my favourite too