This is the kind of message we and particularly our politicians should be preaching day in day out until we are through with the elections. The pain we went through in 2008 when Kenyans fell on each other with machetes had nothing to do with the Americans yet when we sort help we ran to them and the rest of the world. The kind of diatribe we see in the media, even in the social media is not helpful for peace in this country. We must not forget it is we Kenyans who can demonstrate to the rest of the world that we can manage our own affairs. It is only then that the international community will come calling,<span></span> not with aid but investments. After all as they say charity begins at home.<div>
Amb Bruce Madete<br><br>On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, Dorcas Muthoni wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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......<div>
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<div><i>See more below..<br></i><div><br></div><div><b>Summary</b>:</div><div>=======================================================================================================</div><div>Dear Stephen,<div><br></div>
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I have attended several presentations that have indicated that many milk processing companies in Kenya are using formalin to preserve milk sold to consumers.</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">US Environment Protection Agency and International Agency for Research on Cancer count formalin as one of the cancer-causing agents.</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Can COFEK try and investigate this. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Stephen, please advice if you shall investigate this further and protect the consumer. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I am sure you are also consuming these products every day.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Regards,</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Muthoni</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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<div><br></div><p></p></div><br><div>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Dorcas Muthoni</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a>dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 3:24 PM<br>Subject: Re: Formalin in Milk<br>To: <a>hotline@cofek.co.ke</a><br>Cc: jack juma <<a>jack@cofek.co.ke</a>>, Theresia Watowa <<a>theresia@cofek.co.ke</a>><br>
<br><br>Sorry, what else do you want to know? This last line is not clear.<div><div><br><br><div>On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <span dir="ltr"><<a>hotline@cofek.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u><div>Ok but can we know who you please<div><div>Sent from my BlackBerry®</div><hr><div><b>From: </b> Dorcas Muthoni <<a>dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>>
</div></div><div><b>Date: </b>Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:39:53 +0300</div><div><b>To: </b><<a>hotline@cofek.co.ke</a>></div><div><b>Cc: </b>jack juma<<a>jack@cofek.co.ke</a>>; Theresia Watowa<<a>theresia@cofek.co.ke</a>></div>
<div><div><div><b>Subject: </b>Re: Formalin in Milk</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen,</div><div><br></div>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.<div>
<br></div><div>I am a layman in this, just very concerned about because presentations are coming from health and nutrition experts talking about this.</div><div><br></div><div>Please try and see what you can do for the consumer.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div>Muthoni<br><br><div>On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <span dir="ltr"><<a>hotline@cofek.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u><div>It is being acted upon although you never provided any facts and supporting evidence<div>Sent from my BlackBerry®</div>
<hr><div><b>From: </b> Dorcas Muthoni <<a>dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:27:10 +0300</div><div><b>To: </b><<a>hotline@cofek.co.ke</a>></div><div><b>Cc: </b><<a>stephen@cofek.co.ke</a>></div>
<div><b>Subject: </b>Re: Formalin in Milk</div><div><div><div><br></div>Dear Stephen,<div><br></div><div>I thought COFEK would acknowledge receipt if this email and say whether is an area you will look into or not.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Muthoni<br><br><div>
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <span dir="ltr"><<a>dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear Stephen,
<div><br></div><div>I have attended several presentations that have indicated that many milk processing companies in Kenya are using formalin to preserve milk sold to consumers.</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">US Environment Protection Agency and International Agency for Research on Cancer count formalin as one of the cancer-causing agents.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Can COFEK try and investigate this. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Stephen, please advice if you shall investigate this further and protect the consumer. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:12.0px Times New Roman"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I am su</font></p>
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