Star: DON'T be fooled by direct-selling agents making claims about an imported “miracle milk product” containing colostrum which can purportedly cure ailments such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure and even AIDS, Kosmo! reported.
The agents, the daily said, distributed brochures and VCDs about the product with misleading information.
According to the report, the Health Ministry has never approved the distribution and sale of such a product and its halal status is also doubtful because it is imported and does not have accreditation from the Islamic Development Department (Jakim).
The ministry's Food Quality and Safety Division director Dr Abdul Rahim Mohamad was quoted as saying that that no complaints on the matter had been received as yet.
However, he added, producers and distributors must adhere to regulations on the giving of accurate information to consumers.
“It is an offence if any company makes claims that their product can cure all sorts of diseases,” he added.
Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association project manager Noor Irwandy Mat Noordin disclosed that a woman had recently complained that she suffered severe swelling in her hands and feet as well as a bloated stomach after drinking the product.
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