Letter sent to the Philippine StarDear Consumerline,
Nestle Philippines assures consumers that Nestle products manufactured, imported, distributed, and marketed by Nestle Philippines are safe for consumption.
The company issued the statement in response to radio and TV reports that mentioned some Nestle products being pulled out for melamine testing. The products mentioned are Carnation Calcium Plus Non-Fat, Nestle Choco-Flavored Ice Cream Cone, Nestle Vanilla-Flavored Ice Cream Cone, Nespray, Nestle Dairy Farm Pure Milk, and KLIM Instant Full Cream Milk.
The six above-mentioned products are not sold in the Philippines. It is possible, however, that these products have been brought to the Philippines by unauthorized importers.
Nestle Philippines fully supports BFAD’s efforts to test various products to determine melamine levels, and expresses confidence that the above-mentioned products, if truly from Nestle, do not contain milk adulterated with melamine.
Raw materials for its milk products currently manufactured and distributed in the Philippines come from Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the United States. The company locally produces milk products under the brand names Nido, Bear Brand, Neslac, Nestogen, Nesvita, and Nestle. Nestle also imports as finished goods Nan 1 from the Netherlands, Nan 2 and 3 from Switzerland, and Nan HW 1 and 2 from Germany.
Nestle milk products are manufactured under high quality control standards and meet all regulatory standards before they are released to the local market. Nestle thoroughly routinely analyses all raw materials to ensure that they comply with Nestle standards as well as other internationally recognized standards for food quality and safety.
The safety of our consumers is of utmost importance to us.
— Sandra Puno
Director of Communications
Nestle Philippines, Inc.
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