WHAT CHINA DAIRY PRODUCTS ARE ACTUALLY BANNED IN SINGAPORE?

So anyways, I have been receiving tons of smses from friends about which products have been banned by SINGAPORE'S Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA). It's good to be cautious, but some of the items listed in the smses are actually not banned. Take, for example, Dutch Lady Milk. Only one Dutch Lady milk is banned and it is the Strawberry flavored one imported from China. Dutch Lady has the same strawberry flavored milk product imported from other countries, and those are not banned. (see my previous article to view the picture of the banned item).

I'm guessing the escalating costs of milk products is the reason why Dutch Lady imported this Strawberry Flavored Milk from China as milk from Australia and New Zealand is getting much more expensive. But the result is devastating. Due to these smses, a lot of people are now assuming all Dutch Lady products are banned.

As of now, AVA says they have detected only 3 items found to be contaminated with melamine.

They are;

1. White Rabbit Creamy Candy (OooOoo, I used to love them as a kid)
2. Yili Brand" Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavored Ice Confection
3. “Dutch Lady” brand of strawberry flavored milk

Do note that since 19 Sep 08, AVA has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China. These products include milk, ice-cream, yogurt, confectionery such as chocolates, biscuits and sweets as well as any other products containing milk from China as an ingredient. Malaysia has followed suit and has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China.

I think it's best NOT to consume anything from China that has dairy in it. PERIOD!

Eat some raw food today!

Jasmin
"Eat Raw Food Today" facebook group

ps here is what reader Wendy Chan best explain what to do in times like these.

I think best bet is becoming vegetarian in this era of milk poisoning, mad cow disease, bird flu and what nots. It's scary. Let's just go back to basics. I'm a big fan of organic and raw veggies and fruits. I recommend this book "Skinny Bitch" if you haven't read it before. It contains the harsh reality of animal cruelty and plenty of information about going vegetarian. I'm a vegetarian by choice, I'm trying to go vegan, though I haven't been able to do it yet. Haha, eggs are still my staples.

WHAT CHINA DAIRY PRODUCTS TO AVOID?

19 Sept 2008


SINGAPORE'S Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has expanded its checks on milk and dairy products from China for melamine contamination.

The AVA said there are 19 dairy and milk products from China sold here. Among them are well-known products such as Magnum, Meiji and Walls ice cream, Rabbit milk candy, and Monmilk and Yili milk.

There is no China-produced infant formula or milk powder available on shelves in Singapore; however, manufacturers here do use un-branded milk powder and other dairy products made in China, the AVA said.

=======

Jasmin's comment

This is cause for concern for us Malaysians and Singaporeans. I have checked the internet, and so far, there has not been any news about Malaysian use of China dairy products. It doesn't mean we don't use it here in Malaysia either. It just means, there's no news of it.

The best thing is to avoid any dairy you can't trust it's origin. Better yet, eat raw food. Worried your kids are not getting enough fat? Let them have coconut milk (santan). Sesame seed has very high calcium which is believed to be better absorbed in the stomach than the calcium in cow's milk.

Jasmin
"Eat Raw Food Today" facebook group

ps please inform your friends of this article. I'm sure they would be very concerned about what dairy they are using right now.