Singapore Democrats, 26 Sep 2008
"Government leaders often claim that Singapore is unique, not to be compared with other countries when it comes to efficiency and quality of service. If that's the case we should expect much more. But even as Hong Kong testers were sounding the alarm, the AVA were still saying that the milk products in Singapore were safe. What happened to AVA's regulatory function mandated under the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority Act?
In its latest statement yesterday, the AVA said it had detected melamine in an additional five products imported from China, bringing the total number of affected products to eight. AVA also says it has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China since 19 Sep 08."
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