Friday, November 7, 2008

Health Ministry To Re Consider The Melamine Levels Recommended Earlier


Health Ministry is Decided to Re Consider the Melamine Levels of the Imported Milk Powder and Milk Based Products Recommended by the Food Advisory Unit a Week ago after Receiving A peels from the Public in this regard.Ministry already appointed a 14 Member Committee to Review this and decided Either to Reduced Melamine Levels further on these Products or to Completely Freeing them from Melamine Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis Said to day(07).Govt.Analyst and Dr.Mendis too are members of this Committee.Based on International Standards of Melamine, Food Advisory Committee Recommended that All Imported Infant Milk Formulas should Free From Melamine and the Melamine Levels in Milk Powder and Milk Based Products Recommended for the Children aged 12 Months to 3 Years and Pregnant and Lactating Mothers should Contain Less then 1 Part of Melamine Per One Million parts Of Milk and Milk Based Products Including Chocolates and Biscuits Should Contain Less then 2.5 Melamine Parts per One million Parts of Milk.

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