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| The good name of 'Munchee Lemon Puff' cleared by Health Ministry |
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 (Lanka-e-News, October 30, 2008, 1.00 PM) The good name Ceylon Biscuits Limited was justified yesterday after their popular brand of biscuits Munchee Lemon Puff was cleared by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health following the receipt of test results of market samples of the product sent for testing overseas by the Food Control Administration Unit of the Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition. An adverse internet report originating from Switzerland triggered an unwarranted suspicion on the Munchee Lemon Puff brand, and Ceylon Biscuits acting as a responsible corporate and in terms of Company policy based on ISO 22000 (HACCP) procedure, decided to immediately withdraw the product from the market in the interest of consumer safety and peace of mind till the government concluded their independent investigations.
The Ministry of Health confirmed that the tests results of the random market samples taken by them and sent to the Health Science Authority of the Ministry of Health in Singapore has been received and that Munchee Lemon Puff had been confirmed as completely free of Melamine. They further stated that the product has been removed from the list of prohibited items.
Company Chairman Mr. Mineka Wickramasingha said “As one of Sri Lanka’s leading companies with over 40 years of experience and serving not only the local market but also over 40 countries worldwide, we were confident that our food safety and quality assurance procedures would stand the rigour of any testing and we are most pleased that our faith in the quality standards of our products have been vindicated by the test results. Consumers can continue to enjoy Munchee Lemon Puff with complete confidence as it is the only Lemon Puff in Sri Lanka to be cleared by the Ministry of Health as melamine free. We also wish to convey to the general public that CBL has voluntarily got all our key products tested and are happy to inform you that they are all confirmed as melamine free”
The Company was taken by surprise when the Swiss internet report came, as they had sourced all milk ingredients for the manufacture of their products only from Australia, Holland and Canada. The Company was further concerned when this issue appeared to be used to tarnish their good name locally. The Company confirmed that there were no permanent setbacks in any of their overseas markets and that their brands have continued to receive increased orders from several countries spanned across the globe, including UK, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Dubai, Kuwait and Maldives, who would have conducted independent testing to clear any doubts about Munchee products |
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The Company affirms that it maintains a rigorous quality assurance regime which includes both quality certification from suppliers and local testing of ingredients and product at various stages of manufacture. The Company states that as a manufacturer of a wide range of popular food products with local and international certifications including SLS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 22000 (HACCP) their quality was never in question and is pleased that this unwarranted allegation has now been resolved. |
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