The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) said yesterday that tests conducted on Tang, the fruit-flavoured drink showed that it posed no hazard.
The council released a statement to the press, stating that the product’s stock available in the market have received the required monitoring before entering country.
The statement added that the council also took large samples for tests and found the product in line with GCC specifications. Social media users had earlier shared a video that showed holes in one of the covers of a Tang product. The council contacted the importing company and found that the holes were to allow the passage of air into the package.
The council also called on social media users to verify their information before publication, especially in matters related to the health of citizens and expatriates. Retailers who earlier stopped the sale, welcomed the SCH decision.
SHOW_GAD
Earlier, health authorities had asked local shopkeepers to keep off their shelves the US-made drink on Saturday, following the alleged detection of some contamination.
The product went through tests for possible contamination at a SCH facility.