[kictanet] COFEK: Formalin in Milk

Wed Feb 6 22:32:47 EAT 2013

Dear Stephen,

I feel sorry about your reply below to me.

To be very honest with you, a lot of Kenyan consumers would respect you
(person and COFEK at large) more if you focused on dealing with such issues
and not passing the buck to consumers who send you alerts.

I am actually very amazed that you refer to my consumer alert as a
"hear-say".

Stephen, i really do wish COFEK the best. I am afraid, if you not have a
credible consumer protection strategy, COFEK may indirectly/directly lead
to consumer sabotage.

NB: I have never communicated with COFEK on Facebook but only on email and
addressed to yourself.

Muthoni

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 5:48 PM, stephen Mutoro <smutoro at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am sure we did reply to you. My office says that there was a reply and
> especially on our Facebook page. Sorry if we didn't. But I am sure you will
> appreciate that we can only do as much as our capacity can allow
> considering we have no own laboratory; we are not funded by the taxpayer
> and that we cannot act on hear-says. I wish you appreciated that this was
> immediately on our website and lots of sensitization achieved
> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1124:milk-with-formalin-as-additives-anyone-to-help-muthoni&catid=1:latest-newsFinally, such issues are continuous as we held a Consumer Dialogue Forum on
> food additive at InterContinental on September 12 and that issue was in my
> remarks. The Chief Public Health Officer Dr Ombacho discounted the fears
> and pledged investigations. Hope it suffices. Regards
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com>
> *To:* smutoro at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 5, 2013 3:42 PM
> *Subject:* [kictanet] COFEK: Formalin in Milk
>
> I know milk has nothing to do with ICT but i shared this concern with
> COFEK and they ignored it. Which consumers or issues do COFEK prefer to
> deal with? Just asking for those saying they act for the public......
>
> *See more below..
> *
>
> *Summary*:
>
> =======================================================================================================
> Dear Stephen,
>
> I have attended several presentations that have indicated that many milk
> processing companies in Kenya are using formalin to preserve milk sold to
> consumers.
>
> Formalin is a chemical normally used to preserve dead bodies. Formalin has
> many negative impacts on human health. If it becomes part of food, it turns
> into formic acid in human body and increases acidity level. More intake of
> formalin can cause breathing problems, coma and even death.
>
> US Environment Protection Agency and International Agency for Research on
> Cancer count formalin as one of the cancer-causing agents.
>
> Can COFEK try and investigate this.
>
> With so many deaths being reported from cancer and every urban dweller
> entirely dependent on milk from the shops right from early childhood, we
> are very exposed if this is actually true.
>
> Stephen, please advice if you shall investigate this further and protect
> the consumer.
>
> I am sure you are also consuming these products every day.
>
> Regards,
> Muthoni
>
>
> =======================================================================================================
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Dorcas Muthoni* <dmuthoni at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Formalin in Milk
> To: hotline at cofek.co.ke
> Cc: jack juma <jack at cofek.co.ke>, Theresia Watowa <theresia at cofek.co.ke>
>
>
> Sorry, what else do you want to know? This last line is not clear.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <
> hotline at cofek.co.ke> wrote:
>
> **
> Ok but can we know who you please
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
> ------------------------------
> *From: * Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:39:53 +0300
> *To: *<hotline at cofek.co.ke>
> *Cc: *jack juma<jack at cofek.co.ke>; Theresia Watowa<theresia at cofek.co.ke>
> *Subject: *Re: Formalin in Milk
>
> Stephen,
>
> I don't have evidence but Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS) and KEBS
> should be able to provide accountability because the milk producers are all
> showing the KEBS logo for quality.
>
> I am a layman in this, just very concerned about because presentations are
> coming from health and nutrition experts talking about this.
>
> Please try and see what you can do for the consumer.
>
> Many thanks,
> Muthoni
>
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <
> hotline at cofek.co.ke> wrote:
>
> **
> It is being acted upon although you never provided any facts and
> supporting evidence
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
> ------------------------------
> *From: * Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:27:10 +0300
> *To: *<hotline at cofek.co.ke>
> *Cc: *<stephen at cofek.co.ke>
> *Subject: *Re: Formalin in Milk
>
> Dear Stephen,
>
> I thought COFEK would acknowledge receipt if this email and say whether is
> an area you will look into or not.
>
> Regards,
> Muthoni
>
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> Dear Stephen,
>
> I have attended several presentations that have indicated that many milk
> processing companies in Kenya are using formalin to preserve milk sold to
> consumers.
>
> Formalin is a chemical normally used to preserve dead bodies. Formalin has
> many negative impacts on human health. If it becomes part of food, it turns
> into formic acid in human body and increases acidity level. More intake of
> formalin can cause breathing problems, coma and even death.
>
> US Environment Protection Agency and International Agency for Research on
> Cancer count formalin as one of the cancer-causing agents.
>
> Can COFEK try and investigate this.
>
> With so many deaths being reported from cancer and every urban dweller
> entirely dependent on milk from the shops right from early childhood, we
> are very exposed if this is actually true.
>
> Stephen, please advice if you shall investigate this further and protect
> the consumer.
>
> I am sure you are also consuming these products every day.
>
> Regards,
> Muthoni
>
>
>
>
> --
> Muthoni
>
> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/
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Then they laugh at you,
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