Two Cadbury chocolate samples namely Cadbury dairy milk
hazelnut and Cadbury dairy milk roast almond were detected to have contained
pig DNA (porcine).
The pig DNA was detected by the Health Ministry in the
samples of Cadbury dairy milk hazelnut with batch number of 200813M01HI2 and
expiry date of November 13, 2014; and in the sample of Cadbury dairy milk roast
almond with batch number 221013N01RI1 and expiry date of January 15,2015.
Director-general of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in
a statement here today, said the analysis, however, did not found any pig DNA
in the sample of Cadbury dairy milk chocolate.
The analysis results showing that pig DNA was detected in
Cadbury chocolates went viral on the social media since yesterday.
The samples of three chocolate products were taken to be
analysed for monitoring purposes.
Dr Noor Hisham said the product manufacturer, Cadbury
Confectionery Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, was expected to recall those products from the
market immediately.
The Health Ministry also advises the public to study the
batch number on the product label before consumption”, he said
More information can be obtained at ministry’s food safety
and quality division website at http://fsq.moh.gov.my
or www.facebook.com/bkkmhq.-Bernama
