A Risk Of Re Issuing The Removed Stocks Of DCD Contaminated Milk Powder To The Market-GMOA

The Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) has said that there's a great risk of re issuing the DCD agro chemical contained stocks of Milk Powder which removed from the market recently as  those  stocks still not destroyed by the Health Ministry.Health Ministry should have taken those removed stocks of milk powder under them from milk powder companies and destroy them to avoid such situation the assistant secretary of GMOA Dr.Nalin Ariyaratna has said.

A large stock of Milk Powder Packets belongs to various brands imported mainly from New Zealand and Australia has been removed from the market recently after tests conducted by Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) has confirmed that they have contaminated with DCD Chemical.however those removed stocks still there in stores of milk powder companies it has been revealed.Due to this situation GMOA has already requested from ministry officials to destroy these contaminated milk powder stock with immediate effect dr,ariyaratne has said.

GMOA has also make it clear to health authorities that they are not satisfied with the way health ministry has sending imported milk powder samples to ITI for testing DCD he has stressed.without sending selected milk powder samples from the market ministry should have send samples taken from all the imported milk powder products available in local market for DCD test dr,ariyaratne has further said.