Colombo, 08 August 2013: Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka has today clarified that a blanket ban has not been imposed on Anchor dairy products in Sri Lanka. 

Managing Director Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka Leon Clement said, “We have been asked by the Ministry of Health to recall two batches of product tested by ITI last month.

“While independent and internationally accredited labs have carried out 202 tests on our Fonterra consumer branded products in Sri Lanka and found no traces of DCD, we are complying with this directive and removing this small amount of product from retail shelves.”

The two batches of product being removed are:

Batch number 107610163 of Anchor 1+

Batch number 0605C0883 of Anchor

“We expect to have all of this product removed from retail shelves within the next 24 hours,” said Mr. Clement.