PADANG
BESAR: Several health products, whose imports have been banned for containing
prohibited substances, have been rebranded and sold as new products, said
Perlis Health Department Director, Dr Zaini Hussin.
He said
the products from neighbouring countries still had the original content of
banned substances and were a health risk to consumers.
"The
product labelling and packaging are also different and more attractive, so that
consumers are not aware that they are the same products which had been banned
earlier," he told reporters after an operation at Arked Niaga Padang Besar
here, Thursday.
Dr Zaini
said the products which gave rapid results were sold cheaply to attract
customers.
"Consumers
are advised to study the ingredients used in the products and not be taken in
by brand names because a lot of cosmetic products contain scheduled poison like
mercury and hydroquinone which have adverse effects," he said.
According
to Dr Zaini, 48 cosmetic brands and 14 types of prohibited drugs not registered
with the Health Ministry valued at about RM6,000, were seized in the operation.
In
addition, he added, department officials also found six food products namely
beans, crackers, preserved fruits, pickles, glutinous black rice and chili
paste violating requirements under the Food Regulations 1985, he added.
He said
most of the food products were sold without labels to indicate the ingredients,
net weight, expiration, production dates and manufacturer of the products.
The
two-and-a-half hour operation which began at 11.30 am and conducted by 62
personnel from the Food Safety and Quality as well as Pharmaceutical Services
divisions would resume tonight.
Bernama
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