KUALA LUMPUR: Local favourite blackcurrant concentrated drink, Ribena has been recalled nationwide effective Aug 12.
Five variants of the specific batch of the products were recalled due to exposure to air during the bottling process causing it to expire earlier, in a statement by the manufacturer Suntory Beverage and Food Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
The voluntary decision was made to withdraw the products from retailers, warehouse and distributors in order to not compromise the quality and safety of the consumers.
“Although not every bottle is affected, consumers are advised to not drink the beverage if it appears unusual, tastes or smells sourish,” the statement said.
“Ribena Concentrate with the flavours Blackcurrant Regular, Blackcurrant & Glucose in pack sizes of 600 ml, one litre and 2 litres sizes with expiry dates from May to Aug 2018 have been recalled,”.
“One litre bottles of Ribena Blackcurrant & Strawberry and Blackcurrant & Blueberry with the expiration dates of Feb to March 2018, as well as Blackcurrant & Apple flavour expiring between April to May are also recalled,".
However, all of Ribena ready-to-drink products such as sparkling Ribena, pouch pack, packet drinks and PET Bottles and Ribena pastilles are not affected and still available for purchase.
Further investigations are still ongoing while the production for Ribena Concentrate products has been halted until investigations are completed early next week.
For more information the public can visit their Facebook page, Ribena Malaysia, email them at mysuntory@suntory.com or call the hotline at 1 800 88 6200.