Sunday, October 20, 2013

GMOA Again Requesting Food Advisory Council To Reveal On DCD Contaminated Milk Powder

As the Food Advisory Council (FAC)attached to Health Ministry has keep on avoiding  making any announcement to the public whether the imported milk powders available in local market are free from DCD agro chemical ,the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) has again requesting the FAC to reveal  the number of DCD Contaminated imported Milk Powder Packs removed from the market so far .

After DCD Contaminated Milk Powder issue came to the limelight during early August this year  Food Advisory Council headed by Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala who is also the food authority of the country has only managed to remove 252 DCD Contaminated Milk Powder packs up to now according to GMOA.those milk powder packs were removed from the market during first week of August and since than not a single pack of imported Milk Powder proved as contaminated with DCD  has been removed from the market the Union sources said.

Former Australian Cricketer Greg Chappell To Be Appointed As Sri Lankan Head Cricket Coach-Sri Lankan Cricket Sources

Will former Australian Cricket Captain and present cricket commentator Greg Chappell able to deliver the goods for Sri Lankan Cricket if he get the  appointment  as next Sri Lankan Head Cricket Coach? that will be the million dollar question which should be  in the minds of Sri Lankan Cricket experts and fans  these days after hearing that former Australian Cricketer  is head on the list  of Cricket Coaches who are short listed to select Sri Lankan Cricket Team's next head coach .

Greg Chappell who was one of the best batsman s in World Cricket during 1970's is top on the list of coaches including former cricketers of Sri Lanka,India,New Zealand and England who are seeking the Sri Lankan National Cricket Coach Post following the exit of present Sri Lankan Cricket Coach Graham Xavier Ford according to Sri Lankan Cricket Sources.

However Sri Lankan Cricket Board has decided to extend the deadline for applying for the Sri Lankan Cricket Coach Post until end of this month.

The sources further revealed that among those former cricketers short listed for the head coach post are former Sri Lankan Cricketers Marvan Atapattu who is the current Batting Coach of the National Cricket Team,Romesh Kaluwitahrana ,Ruwan Kalpage the fielding coach,former Indian Cricketers Venkatesh Prasad, Lal chand Rajput,Mohit Soni,former England cricketer Paul Farbrace who is also the former Sri Lankan Assistant Coach,Ian Pont,New Zealand A Coach Grant Bradburn.

The Former Australian Cricketer Greg Chappell who has retired from international cricket on 1984
had a disastrous coaching career as Indian Cricket Coach during 2007 World Cup and also known for his differences with some senior Indian Players like Saurav Ganguly during his short coaching career in India.