210 Boxes Of Fake Baby Milk Powder Seized In Johor Bahru. Here's All You Need To Know
"Do not be enticed to purchase from distributors that offer cheap products."
By Sadho Ram — 11 Dec 2017, 02:45 PM
In five raids that took place in Johor Bahru City on Thursday, 7 December, officers from Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) seized 210 boxes of infant formula
Johor KPDNKK director Khairul Anwar Bachok, who was speaking to reporters at the KPDNKK store in Senai on Sunday, 10 December, said the raids on five premises comprised drug stores and convenience stores as the result of an investigation and complaints received from the original milk producers since August this year.
"This followed a report regarding a baby who suffered severe vomiting after taking an infant formula which was later found to be the fake by the producer," he said.
1. RM42,000, the worth of the seized fake baby milk powder that was being sold at the three of the five raided premises in the city
The raids were conducted in shops located in Iskandar Puteri, Taman Mutiara Rini, Taman Orkid, Taman Daya and Taman Nusa Bestari.
The samples from the fake baby milk powder boxes, that were seized under Section 8 (2) (b) of the Trade Descriptions Act 2011, have been sent to the Chemistry Department.
While the first time offenders face an RM10,000 fine for each item exhibited or a jail term, not exceeding three years or both, second time offenders face an RM20,000 fine for each item exhibited or a jail term, not exceeding five years or both.
2. The fake baby milk powder boxes were displayed alongside the original ones and sold at the same price for about RM200 each
The owner of the outlets has feigned ignorance about the product being fake.
"When asked about the matter, the 50-year-old business operator claimed that he did not know that the 1.8kg boxes of infant formula were fake," Khairul said, adding that the invoice for the purchase of the infant formula bore the name of a false company and a false address to confuse the authorities.
"Hence, we will intensify the raids in other districts to detect fake infant formula in an effort to identify the source of the fake producers," Bernama reported him as saying.
3. Sale of the fake baby milk powder confined to Johor Baru
According to a report in theSundaily, 11 December, the Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry's Enforcement Officer Datuk Mohd Roslan has said that there are no reports of the sale of fake milk products in other parts of the country.
"Do not be enticed to purchase from distributors that offer cheap (infant milk) products," theSundaily reported Mohd Roslan as saying.
Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry's Enforcement Officer Datuk Mohd Roslan
Image via theSundaily/Bernama