Milk

last night, i was reading through the BBC news and read about the chinese milk problem. Being a parent, news like this really hits home and makes us very worried. This morning, The Brunei Times published an article and a statement about milk imports from china being banned. That is good.. but I am afraid not good enough. Just because a product is imported from another country doesnt yet make it safe for consumption. Most of our baby milk are repackaged in places like Malaysia and Singapore from suppliers in NZ and Australia.. which means.. there is a possibility for these re-packers to water down the milk powder with another supplier e.g. from China.. Even NZ milk manufacturers has share interests in milk production facilities from China (Fonterra).

I, therefore, as a parent like many of us out there, request that our Ministry of Health re-test ALL the current milk products for the new toxins. It was unlikely that they tested for Melamine in the past because (as stated in the BBC news) it was not on the previous watchlist as it was a banned product. For the time being, I am lucky that my son can still go on breast milk but I am sure there are others out there that may not have that option. So please carry out the tests immediately and re-assure us that we can continue using the products on the market.

Incidently, Annum milk powder (found in our supermarkets) are produced by Fonterra. Fonterra was the company that reported the incident to the chinese authorities and has vested share-interests in the manufacturers in China.