Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) that Jin Zhuan Lifesciences Enterprise Co Ltd products, which were imported by Cosway Hong Kong Ltd, were suspected of containing carcinogens.
In a press release yesterday, Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said Taiwan FDA had informed the ministry on Friday that these items had been exported to Malaysia.
"The ministry has ordered Cosway Malaysia Sdn Bhd to immediately recall the suspected items that are being imported into Malaysia," said Dr Hasan.
The items suspected of being tainted with di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) include Oriyen Nutri Grow (boy) Orange Drink Premix (330g) and Oriyen Nutri Grow (girl) Cranberry Drink Premix (330g) with an expiry date on Aug 13, 2013.
"The ministry has taken samples to be analysed for DEHP and the products from the batch will be released if the analysis results prove them to be free of DEHP.
"All distributors under Cosway Malaysia Sdn Bhd are advised to cease sales of the products and users that have purchased the products are advised not to consume them," said Dr Hasan.
He said nine other food products from Taiwan suspected of being tainted with DEHP had been analysed and found not to contain the chemical.
The items include apple juice, guava juice, grape juice and carambola juice by Uni-President and Frugurt Assorted Flavors, Fibrous Jelly White Peach Flavour, Fibrous Jelly Mango Flavor, Fibrous Jelly Grape Flavour and Squez'n Bites by New Choice.
The ministry would continue to monitor food products from Taiwan confirmed not to contain DEHP, including Pickled Strip Cucumber by Melovocom, Preserved Chili Bean Curd by Master and Yam Nutritious Cereal by Greenmax.
"The public need not worry about the safety of food imported from Taiwan as safeguards have been put in place to monitor the products," said Dr Hasan.
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