Ministr denies rumours about pig ingredients
Web posted at: 3/10/2010 6:4:56
Source ::: THE PENINSULA
DOHA: A senior official of the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning has denied rumours circulating through emails that soft drinks being sold in the country contain ingredients made from pig organs.
Khalid Al Saad, director of Public Health at the Ministry told Al Sharq that such rumours were totally unfounded. The soft drinks sold in the country have nothing to do with pigs, he clarified.
The rumour mill had it that the recent hike in soft drinks prices had been caused by a rise in the prices of pig in the international market since some of the ingredients were made from the animal.
The email messages further said that the pigs became short in supply in the international market after they were killed in huge numbers following the H1N1 outbreak.
Al Saad said laboratory tests conducted in some neighbouring GCC countries had proved that rumours were baseless.
“We do not ignore any reports, even rumours, concerning public health. We investigate in to such reports to find out the truth,” said Al Saad
Better switch to beer instead, its safer....
this made my day! LOL what an idiotic story
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recetly there was reports about some drinks being banned in Dubai for the same reason.
lol as usual news travel fast thru e-mail circulation...
Ahaha.. One funny news again.. Pig stuff in soft drinks? Weird people..
What kind of idiot believes soft drinks have any pork by products in them anywhere in the world?
I wouldn't have been surprised to learn the Minister say that these people who spread such rumours are gullible fools.
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