Milk Powder imported to Sri Lanka from New Zealand does not contains Pork and vegetable oils as stated by some sections according to the tests done at Labs attached to the Ministry Of Health ,Health Minister Dr.Rajitah Senaratne.
Milk Powder issue should not be made a political issue ..Sri Lanka produces only 10 percent of the required amount of liquid milk in the country whilst 90 percent of Milk supply comes through the Milk Powder imported from other countries "Minister has stressed.
Without improving Liquid Milk industry in the country Politicians should not trying to spread false massages like Imported Milk Powder contains external oils .Tests carried out by the Health Ministry labs assured Milk Powder imported from New Zealand only contains Milk and fat .Everyone should have accepted the test results proved scientifically " Minister has stated.
According to Dr.Senaratne ,Can ban Importing of Milk Powder,But without fulfilling the liquid milk requirement of the country a problem will rise on the Milk supply of the Children'.
Health Minister has also said he has suggested Prime Minister Ranil Wwikramasinghe to adapt a plan similar to the one adapted by Amul Company in India to popularize liquid Milk in rural areas.
Kilo Grammes of waste tea at a waste tea store maintaining at a rented house in Wanawasala area ,Kelaniya last evening (16) by the police officers attached to Crimes Investigations Unit of the Paliyagoda Police .
The store is responsible for distributing waste tea to several areas in Colombo including Kelaniya and Paliyagoda according to reports .
The suspect along with the stock of waste tea taken in to custody are due to be produced before the hulftsdorf court .
at his Cannabis Cultivation maintains in a Wild land with 2000 Cannabis plants at Mahalanda in Koslanda area last night (16)during a Police raid carried out there it has been reported.
The suspects is a resident of Thanamalwila area and due to be produced before the court .
Police are due to keep some Cannabis plants at the cultivation as case items and destroy the rest according to sources .