Brunei Recalls Seven Cadbury Chocolate Products
By Huraizah Ahmad

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's Ministry of Health is recalling seven Cadbury Chocolate products made in Britain following recent reports of Salmonella contamination.

Products included in the recall are:

Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish 250g,
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel 250g,
Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint 250g,
Cadbury Dairy Milk 8 Chunk,
Cadbury Dairy Milk 1 kg,
Cadbury Dairy Milk Button Easter Egg 105g, and
Cadbury Freddo 10p.

According to the records of the Department of Food Imports Administration, Quality Control Division and Food Health of the ministry, these affected chocolate products are not imported to the country.

Most of the Cadbury Chocolates that are retailed in the country are manufactured either in Australia or Malaysia. However, the Health Services Department will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that made-in-Britain products are not imported and sold in the country.

According to a recent Singapore news release, about a million Cadbury products were recalled in the UK and Ireland after finding traces of Salmonella from a UK factory. Those who had purchased the said products were urged to return them to outlets from which the chocolates were bought.

Under the Health (Food) 2000 regulation, prepared food products can never be contaminated by pathogenic micro-organisms including Salmonella.

Normally food that are contaminated with Salmonella do not show signs of deterioration and cannot be detected through the sense of smell.

Consuming contaminated food may lead to Salmonellosis, a type of food poisoning that shows symptoms of high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, stomachache and diarrhea.

Those with a weaker immunity including young children and -the elderly, Salmonellosis will result in more serious problems.

The ministry said as specified under the Section 9 clause (1) sub-para (i) public health food act 1998, those who serve, sell or import food that is deemed harmful to health will be sentenced to five years in jail or fined or both.

Enquiries on-the recalled products can be made to the Quality Control Division and Food Health, Environmental Services Department, Health Services Department, Ministry of Health, Jalan Delima Dua, Berakas by calling 2331100-05/06/08/09/10 or by fax at 2331107.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Click Here To Have Your Say On This Story

Brudirect.com News

Brunei's Fastest Growing Website with