Saya berharap ada pihak samada dari JAKIM, QBB Pte Ltd atau sesiapa sahaja dapat memberi jawapan kepada permasalahan tersebut. Sekian, terima kasih.
2 - Baru jer check peti ais - alamak! ada satu tin dah bukak.... nasib baik satu lagi yang belum bukak tu brand lain.....
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2 April 2010
Attention: Ms. Tan Poh Hong
CEO
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority
5, Maxwell Road
Tower Block, MND Complex
Singapore 069110
Dear Madam
We wish to inform your goodself that for years, our consumer group as many other faithful consumers have been using “QBB” Ghee for various delicacies and religious functions without doubt, with full confidence that the said product is manufactured from the milk of dairy cows by its highly reputable manufacturer based in Queensland , Australia .
However, lately, we found that although the colour and aroma had now varied much, the taste seemed to be somewhat different.
Therefore, we investigated this matter and concluded the following matters:
Its manufacturer Butter Producers’ Co-operative Federation Ltd (BPCF) addressed as No. 489, Kingsford Smith Drive , Hamilton , Brisbane , Australia had ceased operations in September 2006 and was no longer listed in the website of Australian trade authority being http://www.austrade/ .gov.au/. In fact the satellite picture as the website http://maps. google.com shows that the following site is vacant land.
Printed on the tin is that the said product is manufactured from milkfat of dairy cows of Australia and in even smaller and rather unclear script, it is mentioned that its manufacturer is Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd, No. 19, Lorong Keluli 1C, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, 41050 Shah Alam, Selangor DE., Mala ysia and that the said product is manufactured under license from QBB (Pte.) Ltd., Singapore .
QBB Pte Ltd.., Singapore was originally the sole agent for “QBB” Ghee for Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei and it is not clear whether at the time when BPCF ceased operations in 2006, the QBB” trademark rights were transferred from BPCF to QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore . We suspect that Q.B.I. Packaging Sdn Bhd and QBB Ptd Ltd., Singapore are together carrying an act of piracy i.e. producing and selling a product whose legitimate manufacturing and sales rights were not transferred to them by its original manufacturer BPCF who was since wound up.
The report of an analysis conducted by a reputable food technology laboratory in Australia on the contents of a 2-lb tin of this product, where the said tin was taken from Mala ysia to Australia by one of our group members, mentions the following:-
“This product constitutes of decolorized and deodorized lard (pig fat) in semi-solid state with permitted additives giving the product color, flavor and aroma similar to that of pure ghee color, flavor and aroma.” (Original report is with the sender of this letter).
Therefore, our consumer group had to boycott the use of this product as:-
a) Our muslim members cannot use this product as it is haram by religion
b) Our Hindu and Sikh members cannot use this product for burning of ghee lamps, religious functions or for preparing sweetmeats as places of worship which forbid the use of any animal oil/animal fat.
c)Our vegetarian friends who only consume vegetarian diet cannot consume the said product.
We believe that the “QBB Ghee” sold in Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei ever since BPCF closed down, is a product which is violating the related laws on the principle of “misrepresentation of label”. Therefore we hope that your goodself will take the appropriate action to stop the sale of this product.
Thanking you.
Letter signed by Mohd Kadir bin Mohd Karim (I/C No. 601223-10-6157)
Secretary of Kumpulan Konsumer Satu Malaysia (KKSM)
Note: Copy of this letter and analysis report sent to
YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abd. Khalid bin Ibrahim, Menteri Besar Selangor DE.
1 comment:
Pak Cik kerja masak kenduri kahwin di Johor dan juga Melaka sudah lebih 30 tahun. Dulu ramai yang memilih Cow Brand Vegetable Ghee, tin biru dengan gambar lembu hitam putih di tengah. Benda ini dibuat sepenuhnya dari minyak sawit. Bahan pewarna dan perasanya pun dari bahan tumbuhan. Halal 100%. Mana jenis beriyani pun pakcik buat darinya memang lazat. Kemudian ada perubahan istilah dalam Akta Makanan Malaysia 1983, lalu namanya ditukar kepada Cow Brand Vanaspati. Vanaspati ini kalau tak salah pak cik, asalnya perkataan Sanskrit. Kemudian orang kita semakin mewah, mahu gunakan QBB Ghee yang lebih mahal yang masa tu memang dari susu lembu dan dibuat di Australia. Bagus juga mutu QBB masa itu. Beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini, pakcik dapati rasa QBB pun dah mula berubah. Pakcik dah mula syaki kandungan QBB bukan lagi seperti yang ditulis pada tinnya. Sebelum itu, pak cik dengar padang ternakan lembu susu di Australia banyak musnah akibat kemarau dan kebakaran hutan. Harga tepung susu, mentega, minyak sapi tulen semakin naik. Dekat sini banyak jenama yang kilangnya di Malaysia muncul dalam 10 tahun yang lalu. Semuanya pakcik dah cuba. Cakap saja, minyak sapi tulen, tapi kebanyakan rasa macam dibuat dari minyak sawit juga. Harga dua kali tinggi dari vanaspati. Sekali dua pakcik pernah masak dengan minyak sapi tulen diimport dari Eropah, namanya Green…….., pakcik tak berapa ingat, tin hijau muda ada perkataan Arab dan banyak dijual di negara Islam, agak mahal tetapi memang minyak sapi tulen yang paling sedap dirasai. Pak cik tulis ini semua bagi orang tahu pengalaman pak cik pasal kisah minyak sapi ini. Pandai-pandai kita memilih, jangan terperangkap dengan tipu helah sesetengah pembuat tempatan.
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