Spritzer Berhad (SPRITZER), Malaysia's leading producer of bottled mineral water, turns 30 this year and the company is celebrating its anniversary with a roadshow that aims to reinforce its commitment towards environmental stewardship.
Speaking at the official launch of the roadshow titled “30 years of Natural Goodness” held at the Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, Dr. Chuah Chaw Teo, SPRITZER’s Director of R&D, said that environmental preservation has been at the core of the company’s operations from its earliest history.
“From the very beginning of our operations, we viewed environmental pollution with great concern because we understood how it can affect the quality of water, as well as damage the already limited sources of water in the country,” said Chuah.
Today is World Milk Day 2018. In the spirit of spreading the goodness of milk, Dutch Lady Malaysia celebrates World Milk Day this year by giving out 10,000 packs of milk to primary school children. The celebration was held at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato’ Onn Jaafar in Subang Jaya today, where milk-loaded trucks were flagged off to deliver the nutritious beverage to schools.
Speaking at the flag off ceremony, Mr Tarang Gupta, Managing Director of Dutch Lady Malaysia said 2018 marks the dairy company’s 55th anniversary of providing Malaysians with quality nutrition.
“For the last 55 years, our mission has always been to nourish the nation. During this time, generations of Malaysians have grown up on Dutch Lady milk and they have chosen our brand for their own children as well. While this lends us great pride, it gives us even greater motivation to fuel the nation with the best that milk can offer,” he said.
“Every year, we celebrate World Milk Day by spreading the goodness of milk. This is done through sharing Dutch Lady Purefarm milk with Malaysians and sending the message of how milk helps us all grow stronger together as a nation. This year, with the 10,000 packs of milk that are on its way to primary school children is also our hope that they will enjoy and be reminded of the goodness of milk, especially on World Milk Day,” he added.
As it is currently the Ramadan season, Tarang highlighted the relevance of milk during the holy fasting month.
“Milk and dates is an ideal food pairing for sahur during Ramadan. It provides school children with balanced nutrition to last through the day and prevent them from overindulging for sahur in the morning,” he said.
The celebration kicked off in high gear at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato’ Onn Jaafar, where eye-catching trucks adorned in Dutch Lady’s signature bright blue colour embarked on their journeys to deliver 10,000 packs of nutritious milk.
The ceremony was also graced by Mr Cyril Christopher Singgam, Chief Assistant Director, Head of Strategic Planning Sector, Daily School Management Division of the Ministry of Education and the headmasters of the three visionary schools in Subang Jaya, SK Dato’ Jaafar Onn, SJK (C) Tun Tan Cheng Lock and SJK (T) Tun Sambanthan.
Besides nourishing the nation, Dutch Lady Malaysia has long forged a joint objective with the Ministry of Education to inculcate the healthy habit of drinking milk daily among school children. According to Gupta, the company became aware of the need for this when Dutch Lady undertook an independent survey a few years ago, called the South East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS), which revealed:
a high percentage of our children in Malaysia has vitamin D insufficiency despite the amount of sunlight we get in our country;
our children have low levels of physical activity;
30 to 40 percent of our children are not getting the right nutrition, with one in five of them, are overweight or obese.
has also brought to our attention, the rising concerns of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the world such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cancer, which has made our mission even more important to educate teachers, parents, and children on the importance of getting proper nutrition,” he said.
“As such, we have been working hand in hand with the Ministry of Education, over the years, to invest in initiatives such as Jr NBA, Anugerah 3K through our Drink.Move.Be Strong campaign to educate teachers, school children that milk has the vital nutrients to help one achieve more in their everyday life.
Under the DMBS campaign, we have run various activities, such as nutritional talks and fun outdoor exercises in schools which have achieved over 350,000 student participation in its activities. In fact, we are targeting to reach over 1 million school children by 2020 in Malaysia,” he added.
These activities educated school children on the importance of eating a balanced diet that includes milk and doing physical sports daily, to push them to adopt healthier lifestyles – and to address the growing concerns of obesity and malnutrition in children in Malaysia.
“As we celebrate World Milk Day and spread the goodness of milk to our next generation, our hope is for them to remember to cultivate the habit of drinking two glasses of milk and spending at least an hour on physical activities every day with their family and friends,” concluded Gupta.
For more information about Dutch Lady Malaysia’s World Milk Day celebration, visit www.dutchlady.com.my.
There are many water filters available in Malaysia, investing in the right system is very important. We have recently installed an indoor Diamond Coral Water Filter system at our home.
The main problem with the supplied water into our home causes a lot of concern for much Malaysian. We have also installed at an outdoor unit that automatically backwashes the filter twice a day and each time you can see the outflow of brownish water oozing out from it. A very worrying feeling on the quality of the supplied water.
As our body consists of 75% to 78% water and I personally believe it is important to consume the filtered water to ensure that; our body is able to drink it without any concern.
My doctor also advise us to drink at least 8 glass of water daily; So, when my current water filter has served its' time, we decided to buy a new indoor water filter system. After searching the Internet and thru some friend recommendation, we have decided to install the Diamond Coral Water Filter system mainly because the filtered water is Alkaline water. I have done some research that drinking Alkaline water has many advantages over other filtered water.
For one it helps to neutralize the acid in our bloodstream, which leads to increased oxygen levels and improved energy and metabolism; it also contains antioxidant properties; cleanses the colon; rejuvenates our skin, and lubricates muscles and joints.
Moreover, filtered water provides better tasting and odourless drinking water by removing chlorine and bacterial contaminants. Once we have drunk the coffee and tea which uses the Alkaline water to brew it; we can taste the strong natural flavour and aroma of the coffee/ tea which has a natural and stronger taste.
Another way was the use of the filtered water to wash cut apples. Yes, after soaking the apples in the Diamond Coral alkaline filtered water, we can see that it does not turn brown as quickly as cut apples that use normal water to wash.
Overall, we have peace of mind knowing that the water we consume every day is clean filtered water. Since we have also installed a WaterBar system at home, we will use the filtered water for the WaterBar for our instant Warm Water. You can read about our WaterBar System here.
Edible Bird Nest has been scientifically proven to have several benefits to our health. They include stimulation of regeneration of cells, strengthening our immune and respiratory system as well as improving the performance of our internal organs. One of its most sought after beauty benefits is, its ability to rejuvenate cells, promoting smooth, radiant, and youthful skin.
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Ecolite Biotech Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (Ecolite) has just launched a new range of Collagen Bird's Nest beverages, "The Joy Of Life" to enables its customers to easily enjoy the many health benefits of edible bird's nest; via a convenient and transparent packaging with vacuum safety button. This makes it ideal for consumers to grab-go-and-enjoy this refreshing beverage any time of the day.
This new line of Halal-certified beverages combines the powerful health benefits of bird's nest with the proven beauty benefits of Marine Fish Collagen, which is said to stimulates collagen production in our bodies and combats signs of ageing. The Joy Of Life fulfills the wellness and beauty needs of Malaysian consumers.
According to Mr Steve Lim, Sales & Marketing Director of Ecolite, 'The past decades, we have dedicated ourselves to doing what we do best which is providing quality, natural healthcare products to improve the health and wellbeing of our customers. Our strength lies in our professional expertise and knowledge of natural healthcare and traditional Chinese medicine, and also the intensive research to develop effective healthcare solutions to meet the needs of today's consumers."
'The Joy Of Life' contains all-natural food contents, which includes Edible Bird's Nest, Marine Fish Collagen, Rock Sugar and RO water, making it not only nutritious but safe to consume.
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Each bottle contains 2500mg of Collagen and features Five(5) flavours which is Original Flavour
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Aloe Vera,
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Lychee,
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Longan,
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and Red Dates with Wolfberry
"We have gone to great lengths to ensure that our products are free of preservatives, artificial flavourings and colours, as well as artificial sweeteners. Our products contain natural ingredients that adds flavour and providing variety for consumers ," added Mr Lim.
'The Joy Of Life' is available at all 7-11 Convenience Store, and soon be available at major pharmacies and hypermarkets throughout Malaysia.
