Dutch Mill returns problem milk to China

The company wanted to protect consumers from deadly chemical substance and boost consumers' confidence in its products, he said.

The powdered milk is now kept at ports and warehouses In Thailand.

As the laboratory test's result of melamine contamination in the frozen 122 tones of powdered milk shipment 100 tones at the port and 22 tones at warehouse from China imported by Dutch Mill will be revealed by Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in this week.

Thirayuth said he has made his decision to return all of powdered milk to the supplier in China whether the result will positive or negative.

He said he wants to protect consumer's health and boost consumer's confident for Dutch Mill product.

He added he has ordered the company to cease the use of its Chinese powdered milk as a raw material to produce pasteurised milk product since September 17. Dutch Mill also has sent sample of powder milked  and related finished products to test at three laboratory; SGS (Thailand) Co.,Ltd, OMIG and Central Lab (Thailand) CO., Ltd.

These three labs confirmed that every sample tested met European Food and Safety Standard and U.S Food and Drug Administration.

Meanwhile, Thai Food and Drug Administration also confirmed that all 11 samples  pasteurized milk and yoghurt products from Dutch Mill factory in Nakhon Pathom province are safe for consumption.