Tainted oil was specific batch only

THE HEALTH Ministry has clarified that the Macheras olive oil pulled from the market as unsuitable for consumption was pomace oil, and only from a specific batch.

According to Chief Health Ministry Inspector Lakis Anthousis, the tainted pomace oil has a September 2003 expiry date.

” Consumers should get rid of these bottles of pomace oil, which should have been removed from the shelves of supermarkets over one and a half months ago,”Anthousis told the Cyprus Mailyesterday.

Tests done on the oil by the Health Ministry showed that it contained certain hydro-carbonates that are unfit for human consumption.

Members of the Health Ministry visited stores to remove the tainted oils over a month ago and sent samples to England for testing.

It was discovered the oil had not been properly refined.

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