The Star: PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has reassured consumers that the Enfamil baby formula, which was pulled off the shelves by retailers in the United States, is not sold in Malaysia.
Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said that Mead Johnson Malaysia, the Malaysian branch of the formula's manufacturer, had stressed that the affected product was not imported into Malaysia.
“We have also confirmed this through the Food Safety Information System of Malaysia,” he said in a statement yesterday.
As a precaution, Dr Hasan said the ministry would subject Enfamil baby formula products to a Level 5 examination (Hold, Test and Release) if they were imported.
Dr Hasan was responding to online reports about last Sunday's death of a Missouri newborn who drank the formula, which prompted US retailers to pull the products off their shelves.
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