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Parliamentary committee to discuss use of ‘Natamycin’ in dairy products

24-03-2014 | 06:00

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The Public Health, Labor and Social Affairs committee is set to hold a session on Wednesday the 26th of March at 10:30 am to discuss reports about the use of “‎Natamycin” in dairy products.

Industry Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan issued on Saturday a decision whereby he warned all owners of Lebanese dairy factories to abide by specifications related to the production of the strained yogurt products (Labneh) under decree 1040 issued in 1999.

The minister also said factories will be directly closed, without prior notice, should they fail to abide by the decision.

On the 19th of March, Health Minister Wael Abou Faour followed up on the issue raised by LBCI’s TV show “Hki Jelis”, pertaining to the use of a harmful substance in “Labneh” in some of the Lebanese dairy factories.

The minister’s media bureau issued a statement in this regard on Wednesday whereby the ministry confirmed the use of a substance called “Natamycin” in the strained yogurt products in two Lebanese dairy factories.

The statement noted that this confirmation is based on lab tests conducted at the Swiss UFAG Laboratories and sent to the Lebanese health ministry.

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