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Compiled by SYLVIA LOOI, NURBAITI HAMDAN AND A. RAMAN
The product was found to be made in an unhygienic and unclean environment, with only a thin wall separating the pig farm and the factory.
Several stray dogs were also seen roaming around the place.
There is a wood-processing factory in the area that produces a massive amount of dust in a tight space.
It is believed the halal logo by Jakim that is used by the company for its product packaging is fake.
It is learnt the factory produces between 5,000 andto 10,000 packets of dried tofu daily for sale nationwide.
A resident, Shukri Abdullah, 23, said since he moved there, he suspected there was a pig farm nearby because the smell was overwhelming.
“I was not aware that there was a dried tofu factory but I saw some people rearing pigs there,” he said, adding the river water from the pig farm was black from pollution.
The dried tofu has been in the market for the past four years.
Baby's nipples starts producing milk
A 27-day-old infant became the centre of attention when his nipples started producing milk, similar to mother’s milk, reported Harian Metro.
The baby’s mother, Mariam Ismail, 35, said despite her son’s bizarre condition, he did not appear to have any health problems.
The baby, who has yet to be named, was born at Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim in Sungai Petani, and weighs 3.8kg.
She said the incident first happened a few days ago when she was putting a barut (an apron-like cloth for newborns) on him and accidentally touched his nipples.
Hospital director Dr Haris Fadzilah Che Hashim said it was possible that the mother’s hormones were mixed with the baby’s blood during birth.
“This is a very rare occurrence. We don’t expect it to last long but if the baby still produces milk after a week, the parents are advised to seek medical attention for their son,” he said.
This article was taken from: The Star Online: Nation 11 September 2008
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