Authorities now say no pig DNA in Cadbury
After causing a furore by announcing that two Cadbury chocolate products have been found tainted with porcine DNA, authorities have made a U-turn, saying there is no such discovery.
After causing a furore by announcing that two Cadbury chocolate products have been found tainted with porcine DNA, authorities have made a U-turn, saying there is no such discovery.
According to Utusan Malaysia today, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom ( left ) said a new test from the same batch of samples showed no trace of the earlier said porcine (pig) DNA.
The products involved in the tests are Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond.
"The previous results , which were conveyed to the Health Ministry recently, may have been contaminated," Jamil is quoted saying.
Jamil said the contamination may have occurred because the samples were not taken directly from the Cadbury's factory.
The earlier result had unleashed a torrent of anger among Muslims against the well-established chocolate manufacturer.
New results confirmed to Jakim
In a statement today, Jamil Khir said this was confirmed to the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) after the test results were received from the Chemistry Department (JKM).
Specifically, the test was made on Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut with batch number 200813 M01HI2 and 200813 M01HI2 as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond with batch number Almond 221013 N01RI1.
However, as this concerns Cadbury's integrity, Jamil said a comprehensive check will be conducted on the company's entire production chain to ensure it is compliant with its halal certification.
A report will then be presented to halal certification panel before the two products can be reissued their halal certification, which were withdrawn after the first announcement that they contained porcine DNA.
The Health Ministry announced on May 24 that its tests had found porcine DNA in the said products, prompting a mad scramble by Jakim to address the public outrage among Muslims.
Two days later, Jakim resubmitted samples from the same batch to the Chemistry Department, which finally confirmed today that the earlier tests by the Health Ministry were wrong.
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