Twenty Containers Of Milk Powder Waiting In The Colombo Harbour For Receiving Green Signal For Melamine

Around Twenty Containers of Chinese Milk Powder Imported by the Local Companies are retain in Colombo Harbour till Received their Test Reports on "Melamine" Health Ministry Sources Said Today(24).These Stocks of Chinese Milk Powder will be Issued to those Companies Only after Receiving Negative Signal On "Melamine" Sources further added.

The Samples of these Stocks of Milk Powder sent to the Laboratories in Singapore and India for Melamine Test..

According to the Deputy Director General Of Health Services (Public Health)Dr.Palitha Mahipala A Five Member Committe to Inquire on the "Melamine" in Food Products Imported to Sri Lanka is formed under the Food Advisory Commitee of the Ministry of Health. This Commitee will Regularly Observed the Latest Developments regarding the Banned 'Melamine" Contained Food Items in Countries such as Singapore and Thailand.These Countries are already Published a List Containing the Banned "Melamine" Food Products Imported From China.

Ninty Five Eating Houses In Colombo Received Awards For Excellance Out Of Eight Hundrad

Out of Eight Hundred Registered Eating Houses in the Colombo Municipal Council Area Forty Six Eating Houses received "A" Grade Awards and another forty Seven Houses received " B" Grade Awards under the New Catagarisation System Introduced by the Colombo Public Health Department .Cinemon Grand Hotel is Awarded as The Best Hotel Among the forty six "A" Grade Winners and also Received the Award for the Hotel with Best Kitchen.

Hotel Trans Asia and Hotel Ceylon Continental are placed Second and Third Places Respectively among the "A" Grade Winners.These Awards along with the Certificates were Distributed at a Ceremony held in the Cinemon Grand Hotel This Morning (23).

When Grading these Eating Houses 10 Facts including the Nature of the Building,Nature and the Hygiene of the Kitchen,Hygiene of the Kitchen Workers and Preparing and Storing of the Food Items taking into Consideration.

Around One Million People are Entering the Colombo City for Different Purposes everyday and this Catagarisation is Important for them as most of these entrants are Consuming Food From these Eating Houses Colombo Public Health Department said.

Prices Of LimeStone And Plastering Cement Are Increased

Prices Of OPC and Portland Limestone and Porcelana has been increased By Rs.25 and Plastering Cement by Rs.23 per 50 K.g Bag says Ministry Of Trade today(22).

Colombo Municipal Council To Filed Legal Action Against Seventy Eight Poor Quality Eating Houses In Colombo City

The Public Health Department Of the Colombo Municipal Council decided to take a Legal Action against 78 Eating Houses in the Colombo City found as unhygenicaly Preparing and Storing Food Items.Chinese Restuarants,Hotels , Medium and Small Scale Eating Places are among these Poor Quality Eating Houses According to the Chief Medical Officer Of The Colombo District Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam.Court Cases will be Filed against these Eating Places within Next Week He said.These Eating Houses Located in Northern Colombo,Central Colombo Divisions 1 and 2 ,Borella,Kirulapana,Narahenpita and Bambalapitiya.

Food Inspectors attached to the Central Food Control Unit of the Colombo Municipal Council Found these Poor Quality Eating Houses when they Inspected 153 Eating Houses During Last Week .

Those Who Are Not Taking Medication For High Blood Preasure Are On Increase

According to a National Survey Carried out by the Non Infectious Diseases Control Unit Of the Ministry Of Health 20.1 Percent of Sri Lankans who are Suffering from High Blood Preasure are not taking any Medication for the Disease and they are at Risk of Getting a Stroke in the future.Out of this number 16.1 Percent are having Systolic Blood Preasure Rate more than 140 and 4 Percent are having Preasure Rate more than 160.Among those who are Curently Not taking any Medication for the Blood Preasure 22.6 Percent are Men and 17.6 Percent are Women According to the Findings of the Survey.

Navy Succesfully Prevent LTTE Suicide Attack On Merchent Ships Carrying Essentials To The North

Two LTTE Boats were destroyed and One Captured by the Navy this morning(22) when they attempted a Suicide Attack on Two Merchent Ships Carrying Essentials including Food Items To the Civilians in the North.

Karuna Amman Wants To Develop East

Parliment M.P and Leader of the Thamil Makkal Viduthali Pukkal (TMVP) Vinayagamurthi Muralidaran allias Karuna Amman said today(21) in parliament that we should Focus on the Development of the Eastern Province Instead of getting Police Powers to the Provincial Council.Earlier the Deputy Leader of the TMVP Sivanesathurei Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan said Provincial Councils need Police and Land Powers .