Singapore lifts ban on Chinese milk

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore lifted its restrictions on the import of milk and milk products from China on Thursday, China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) announced on Friday.

Having inspected dairy farms, milk collection centers and food processing firms in China, the AVA is satisfied with the control measures to ensure that Chinese dairy products made or processed with effect from Dec 18 are no longer contaminated with melamine, a statement on the AVA website said on Thursday.

Chinese-made biscuits, crackers, liquid milk, ice cream, milk and whey proteins were removed from Singaporean stores after the tainted milk scandal broke out three months ago, the Straits Times said.