Health Ministry To Issue Statement On Tainted Cheese
By Ben Ng

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam will most likely be immune to the freezing of Italian mozzarella cheese sales in neighbouring Singapore after reports of a recall due to it being potentially contaminated with cancer-causing dioxins.

The Ministry of Health has acknowledged the concerns and told the Bulletin that it will be issuing an official statement to the public with regards to the matter, an official said yesterday.

Most of the cheese available in the Brunei market, the official said, is imported from Australia, so concerns should not be so widespread.

"The Food Safety and Quality Control under the Ministry are looking into it, and once they have all the information needed, they will come to a decision," said a spokesperson from the Ministry of Health in Brunei Darussalam.

Singapore on Sunday stopped sales of all Italian mozzarella cheese made from buffalo milk following orders from Italy to recall the product that was potentially contaminated with, cancer-causing dioxins.

Reuters quoted Singapore's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) as saying that it had "stopped all sales of the cheese pending laboratory tests as a precautionary measure".

The last import of Italian buffalo mozzarella cheese into Singapore was on January 6, Reuters quoted the AVA as saying, but due to limited information it was unclear if the imported cheese was contaminated.

Italy's Health Ministry said on Friday it was withdrawing products from 25 companies in the Campania region, where Italy's best buffalo mozzarella is produced. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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