Ministry probing US FDA claims


PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has started investigating claims that shrimp and prawns from Malaysia contained traces of nitrofurans and chloramphenicol in shipments to the United States, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“We are investigating it,” said Dr Hisham, adding that he did not want to speculate on the details yet.

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