Munchee "withdraws Lemon Puff"

Ceylon Biscuits Ltd (CBL) has agreed to withdraw Munchee Lemon Puff biscuits from the Sri Lankan market.
Director General of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis, told Sandesaya that CBL officials agreed to withdraw Lamon Puff Munchee biscuits following a meeting with health authorities on Wednesday .
Dr.Mendis said that Health Ministry had enquired about the authenticity of the findings from the Swiss Health Authorities which said that traces of the chemical melamine were found in Lemon Puff Munchee biscuits imported from Sri Lanka.
Lab tests
In addition, he said that specimens of the milk powder have been sent to Singapore and three other laboratories for a chemical analysis.
Once the confirmation is received from the Swiss Health Authorities, the Ministry would immediately order the withdrawal of Lemon Puff Munchee Biscuits from the market.
Swiss authorities have ordered the withdrawal of biscuits from Thailand and Sri Lanka tainted with the toxic chemical, melamine from shops on Monday.
Jude Rubera - General Manager Export of the CBL said that they are not withdrawing Munchee Lemon Puff from the European Market at present.
"Once the test reports are available, we will publish them", he told BBC Sandeshaya.
Dr. Mendis said that CBL has claimed that they had imported the milk powder from Australia and that the Ministry is now in the process of verifying their documents with Australian authorities.
Court ruling
Meanwhile, courts in Colombo warning the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said on Wednesday that it should not put people's lives at risk.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate Majula Thilakarathna made this observation when the CAA informed courts that it did not object to the relaxation of the ban on Edna chocolates.
Edna Chocolate (Ceylon) Ltd. requested permission to produce chocolates using milk powder imported from Australia.
Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Thilakarathna on Monday issued a ban on production and sale of all the products of Edna Chocolate (Ceylon) Ltd.
The order was issued after considering a petition by the CAA suspecting the company of using milk tainted with the toxic chemical Melamine.
As well as making about 50,000 babies ill, the tainted milk products have also been blamed for the deaths of four babies in China.
Melamine is used in making plastics and is high in nitrogen, which makes products appear to have a higher protein count.