Consumers urged to report tainted Similac milk being sold

The Commerce Ministry urged consumers on Wednesday to call its toll free number and report if they see any Similac Gain Plus products being sold.
In a statement, the ministry said it has seized a considerable quantity of the baby milk products in question from stores after receiving information from the public.
The measure was taken after the announcement by the Saudi Food & Drug Authority about possibility of some baby milk being contaminated by bacteria.
New Zealand’s main dairy exporter, Fonterra, itself has reported that its laboratory tests found in a batch of its milk products a strain of bacteria that could cause botulism.
On Sunday, the SFDA reassured consumers on Sunday that questionable dairy products imported from New Zealand have been recalled into warehouses and there is no cause for concern.
However, some consumers, including readers of Arab News, claim that the products in question are still on the shelves of some groceries and pharmacies and that the sales persons are not aware of the issues surrounding such goods.
Citing a circular from the International Food Safety Authorities Network, the SFDA had said the affected Similac Gain Plus stocks, are meant for children between the ages of 1 and 3 years.
New Zealand's government has announced that aside from Saudi Arabia, the contaminated milk products were also shipped to Australia, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Ministry of Commerce urged consumers to call its toll free number 8001241616 if they find Similac products with the following batch numbers:
• 287494K321
• 287824K402
• 277004K419
• 245164K422
• 246164K422
• 235724K429
• 245734K429
• 245744K430
• 245754K402