KUALA LUMPUR: In light of the recent issue raised by the Hong Kong Consumer Council concerning 60 pre-packaged biscuits made from palm oil, food manufacturers must demand for palm oil from their suppliers that contain lower levels of 3-monochloro-propanediol esters (3-MCPDE) and glycidyl esters (GE), said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir.
According to recent news reports, the council claimed that the biscuits contained cancer-causing substances, such as glycidol or acrylamide.
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