AVA stops import & sale of milk and dairy products from China
Posted: 19 September 2008 2147 hrs
SINGAPORE - The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has suspended the import and sale of all milk and dairy products from China with immediate effect, after tests found melamine contamination in two brands of China-made milk products. Two days ago, AVA issued an advisory about the recall of Yili brand "Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection" based on Hong Kong's findings of melamine contamination in such products. Subsequently, AVA took samples of the product for testing and found two samples to be contaminated with melamine. All stocks of the affected product have been removed from market shelves since 17 September and will be destroyed, said an AVA statement on Friday. "Our tests also found that the "Dutch Lady" brand of strawberry flavoured milk manufactured in China to be contaminated with melamine. These products have also been recalled and will be destroyed. Other "Dutch Lady" brand milk products which are not manufactured in China are unaffected," said the statement. "As a precautionary measure, AVA is also suspending the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China with immediate effect," added the statement. Consumers who have bought Yili brand "Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection" and "Dutch Lady" brand of strawberry flavoured milk (manufactured in China) are advised not to consume them. AVA said retailers and importers have also been instructed to recall these products and these products will be withheld from sale until they have cleared the necessary tests. AVA has also instructed local food manufacturers to stop the use of milk and milk products from China as ingredients until the completion of its investigations. Consignments which have just arrived or are on the way will also be withheld from sale. As regards infant formula, AVA reassures the public that there is no such import from China. Infant formulas sold in Singapore are safe for consumption, it said. - CNA/ir
China should come up with solutions to prevent further melamine contamination in food products as this will give consumers a very bad impression. Since one's first impression is always said to persist and we tend to view new behaviours as temporary, to be able to convince consumers into buying products, China's maufacturers should be attributed the responsibility to ensure good and safe quality products so as to keep its profits going.
Consumers' selection of dairy products often are based on the mass media (advertisements shown), their social network (friends and relatives' recommendations) and psychoogical state (his or her perception of how good the product is). Therefore, to ensure that consumers select foods imported from China, China has to be more stringent in manufacturing procedures and also their hygiene level when manufacturing food products.
Of course, it is not just only a matter of perception and attribution of this contamination case but the fact that the health of consumers may be greatly affected if the ban on imports is not imposed. In fact, every country should take up the responsibility of maufacturing safe food products as the health of every individual is important.
China should come up with solutions to prevent further melamine contamination in food products as this will give consumers a very bad impression. Since one's first impression is always said to persist and we tend to view new behaviours as temporary, to be able to convince consumers into buying products, China's maufacturers should be attributed the responsibility to ensure good and safe quality products so as to keep its profits going.
Consumers' selection of dairy products often are based on the mass media (advertisements shown), their social network (friends and relatives' recommendations) and psychoogical state (his or her perception of how good the product is). Therefore, to ensure that consumers select foods imported from China, China has to be more stringent in manufacturing procedures and also their hygiene level when manufacturing food products.
Of course, it is not just only a matter of perception and attribution of this contamination case but the fact that the health of consumers may be greatly affected if the ban on imports is not imposed. In fact, every country should take up the responsibility of maufacturing safe food products as the health of every individual is important.
2 comments:
It is really heart-breaking to see those children suffer becoz of the neglect the health officals have shown.
I agree with you this really affects the image of china and the trust that ppl have on their products are decreasing. Many ppl now are avoiding almost any products which are made in china as they fear that there may cause other health problems.
Even though China is taking measures to tackle the problem i feel it would take some time for ppl to trust their products again.
The perception of China is marred by this scandal. Many scandals have arise in China and that leads to the lost of faith in Chinese products. No matter who was the culprit behind the scandal, the Chinese government will always be the one which people will blame. People tend to assume that all faults lie on the government and will not think of other possibilites and situation.
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