The Sanlu

What happen to Sanlu Group Co, that went bankrupt due to tainted milk scandal recently should be an eye opener for local Malaysian companies that deal with food products. Sanlu not only was confirmed bankrupt but it also tainted China's food product and image world wide. To make a comeback takes time because it needs confidence  of the people. 

Sanlu, like a number of major Chinese dairies, had been exempt from government inspections because it was deemed to have superior quality controls - until high levels of the industrial chemical melamine were found in its baby formula and other products in September. 

Another inportant fact about the company that should not be missed by out authority is, " Sanlu is 43 percent owned by New Zealand daily cooperative Fonterra Group". I don't mean to say that Fonterra group is responsible but to point out that multinational companies in our country should not be treated as first class but on equal level with our local companies. The days of putting high respects on foreigners is over. The colonial days is long being written in the history books we have been independant for 51 year snow. 

The Sanlu experience must be taken seriously by our food and food related industry especially those who export their product. Already we have seen some of our product had been listed as melamine tainted and listed on the website. Its a negative image for the country. 

Eventhough the Sanlu Saga had been checked but it is not the end of the problem. Just in our own backyard we found out that some of our vegetables were not allowed entry into Singapore because it does not pass the stringent health check from the country. In the end, not to loose out these vegetables are fed to our own consumer. Thats too bad to feed our own people with second class food  and produced and produced by our own farm. Who is responsible? 

Should not the relevant agencies ponder about it of just too many under the table deals changes hand?