BFAD clears all local Sunflower biscuit variants
The Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday lifted the ban on Sunflower Crackers Blueberry Cream Sandwich after the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) declared it melamine-free.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque said that 16 variants of Sunflower crackers, including the blueberry creme sandwich, were negative from melamine.
The BFAD test results contradicted the Hong Kong Center for Food Safety’s (HKCFS) advisory that the blueberry creme is tainted with the deadly additive.
Meanwhile, major ingredient suppliers of Sunflower have guaranteed that the milk, buttermilk, flour and other dairy ingredients are all melamine free and sourced mainly from Australia and New Zealand, officials of Croley Foods, makers of Sunflower biscuits here in the Philippines said.
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October 30th, 2008 at 9:13 am
hhhhmmmm…. i smell corruption.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Eh ano pala gusto niyo, mabagal ang proseso ng pagtetest?
October 30th, 2008 at 11:10 am
mukhang may nabayaran na naman sa bfad.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:16 am
yup. mabilis lang naman bayaran ang govt eh.
i trust hongkong’s testing facilities more than bfad.
pera lang ang katapat. it’s not something sunflower can’t give to them.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Hello, mas paniniwalaan niyo pa iyong Hong Kong report eh Chinese yun? Hindi ba kayo nakakahalata kahit kaunti sa pamamagitan ng utak niyo, na posibleng gusto lang idamay ng mga intsik ang mga Pinoy products kasi karamihan ng Chinese products ay napatunayan na may Melamine dito sa bansa. Kayo nga ang mag-test. Who are you to say that the BFAD was just paid and that the HK report is more credible? Isn’t it weird that the Chinese tested Philippine-made products? Iyong Chinese before pa Beijing Olympics alam na nila na may melamine problem sila. Hindi lang nilabas para hindi masira ang China dahil may event pa sa bansa nila.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
simple reason dude. philippines is so corrupt. anything can happen.
dangerous drugs can be imported here easily and with the help of high position govt officials.
money can buy everything.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
basta maasarap ang sunflower! ^_^