PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA: Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad, F&N Dairies (M) Sdn Bhd and Mars Malaysia have assured consumers that their products do not contain melamine and are safe for consumption.
Dutch Lady Malaysia managing director Hans Laarakker said no Dutch Lady Malaysia products had raw materials sourced from China.
"Milk products sold in Malaysia are manufactured in our factories in Petaling Jaya, or imported fully-packed from countries like the Netherlands and New Zealand," said Laarakker.
Dutch Lady Malaysia manufactures and distributes milk products ranging from infant formula, growing up milk powder, UHT (ultra high temperature), sterilised and pasteurised milk as well as yoghurt products.
As for the withdrawal of Dutch Lady's strawberry-flavoured milk in Singapore, Laarakker said it was an isolated case where the milk, packed in plastic bottles, was tested and found to contain melamine.
He added the particular strawberry-flavoured milk in plastic bottle was the only product from China.
Laarakker, however, reassured the public that strawberry flavoured milk packed in boxes were safe to drink.
F&N Dairies general manager Edward Liew said all their dairy products were subjected to rigorous tests and hygiene standards at every stage of the production chain.
F&N Dairies list of dairy products include sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, Magnolia milk and ice-cream, Farmhouse, Daisy, F&N aLIVE, TeaPot Carnation and Ideal.
Mars South-east Asia managing director, Ahmed Amer, said Mars did not source any ingredients from companies found to be selling melamine-contaminated dairy pro-ducts.
"Just last week, the Chinese food safety watchdog tested product samples of Mars China's domestic powder suppliers and found them to be free of melamine."
