Comments on: What is this about Dicyandiamide?

By: ray

ray — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:54:00 +0000

SL should have its own standards, not to suck in for multinationals agendas,

By: Gladys Samuel

Gladys Samuel — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:33:00 +0000

LJ…It could be even a nutritional factor which is missing in local brands, who knows? Based on a peak they have seen, when it was not spiked or checked against a certified reference material or even a reference standard of DCD, how can ITI go to the media accusing contamination! It so unscientific, untechnical of the industrial technological institute.

By: LJ

LJ — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:11:00 +0000

In reply to Gladys Samuel.

Glasys Samuel, Yes the report says that accuracy cannot be determined. But also in the report it shows all foreign brands are carrying something (for the moment let’s assume it’s not DCD) which local brands not. That is something to be concern about.

And do you know the first batch they tested in Singapore, reports came positive of DCD. then later ITI took up the testing.. i think you have missed to mention that as well in your article.

By: Gladys Samuel

Gladys Samuel — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 02:12:00 +0000

Gamaya, noted your point. Please note that I what I said still stands – the conclusion of the ITI report does not give the batch number, something that is essential in a scientifically credible report. However, thanks for putting the report up so that we can see the conclusion in which ITI themselves say that the accuracy of the method used cannot be determined!!

By: Gamaya

Gamaya — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:00:00 +0000

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/19147052/1595643881/name/ITI-Report-of-DCD-in-Milk-Powder.pdf

The brands and batch numbers are clearly indicated on the report.

By: Gamaya

Gamaya — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 06:58:00 +0000

Gladys Samuel states ITI report doesn’t say in which batch or which brand the DCD was found. The report not only identify the brands but gives the batch numbers too. Gladys either cannot read the report or trying to mislead the readers. The report is at

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/19147052/1595643881/name/ITI-Report-of-DCD-in-Milk-Powder.pdf

By: Dev

Dev — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:00:00 +0000

I was wondering the same thing, why all of a sudden this new “worry”? I wonder if this is really to provide another distraction ! This regime is famous for its smoke and mirror tricks

By: Groundviews

Groundviews — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 04:14:00 +0000

Maliban challenges ITI test result, offers one million reward

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An Australian milk powder supplier has warned of diplomatic consequences if its product is proved to contain any farm chemical while its Sri Lankan buyer offered a one million rupee reward if anyone could identify such substance. The warning and the offer of a reward come in the wake of the state-run Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) declaring that it had found the harmful substance DCD (dicyandiamide) in a batch of Maliban non-fat milk powder.

The ITI has ruled out the presence of DCD in Maliban full cream milk powder or any of the Maliban brand milk products except from a sample taken from a batch of its non-fat milk powder, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Lakshman Weerasuriya said. He added he suspected some ‘jugglery’ of changing samples before or after laboratory testing.

Via http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130825/news/maliban-challenges-iti-test-result-offers-one-million-reward-59586.html

By: geje

geje — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:20:00 +0000

Look at the small print in the ITI report?s It states the the accuracy of rport cannot be guaranteed since it is done manually and that they are hot responsible for errors. In any other country the government would be sued!! in our pseudo democracy no one would do that to ensure mere survival. What about the even the local milks (which by the way I support)? do they test for any of these substances other ahan standard tests. adoes anyone talk about chemicals sprayed either to ripe early or to keep it without rotting for months?? This was to divert the attention of the public from the burning issues in the country such as the NE, Weliweriya, Grandpass etc as well to try and see whether “someting ekak” will fall the way of NGO, Govt officials and politicians???

By: Ranil Senanayake

Ranil Senanayake — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 04:49:00 +0000

Thank you Gladys for an honest opinion.
These days when the ‘ruling’ system has seen fit to sacrifice the health of this nation on the altar of profit, without a thought of our well-being or that of our children. Any ‘sudden’ concern about our well-being, focussed on a single substance, should be looked on with great suspicion and subject to scrutiny.