TONY PUA LOVES TO LIE!

KUALA LUMPUR: Claims by the Opposition of excessive vitamin A in Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) baby growth milk powder have been proven to be unfounded, said the Health Ministry.

However, the KR1M oyster sauce did not pass the ministry's test and would be taken off the shelves, minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said at a press conference in the Parliament lobby here Wednesday.

"The analysis of (milk powder) samples from the manufacturers by the ministry showed that the content of vitamin A did not exceed the maximum the 5,000 IU as stated in the Food Regulations Act 1985,” Liow added.

He also chided DAP publicity secretary Tony Pua for misleading the public.

"I would thank him if he had come to us and asked the ministry to verify the quality of the product.

"However, he chose to do it for his own political mileage," he said.

He also noted that Pua was confused with the rulings in the Food Regulations Act.

"The milk powder is categorised as a growing up milk powder, which is under rule 395 while he had compared it with the ruling of a follow up milk.

"Our findings shows that the KR1M growing up powder milk has 3240 I.U/100g. It does not exceed the maximum level of vitamin A," Liow said.

He also said samples of the oyster sauce showed it was below the standard under the Food Regulations Act.

"We have instructed the Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Cooperative Ministry to take action," he added.

"We are looking at looking all the allegations made by Pua and urge the public to come forward if they find any food not safe. We will take immediate action," he said.

Pua had recently claimed that the KR1M milk powder did not contain at least 15 of the legally required essential fatty acids, vitamins and mineral while its vitamin A content was 802% above the permissible level. - the star