A senior pharmacist has expressed alarm and warned the public to be cautious about consuming food items laced with medicines after homegrown ice cream chain Inside Scoop yesterday launched its latest offering that is topped with Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, also known as Cap Ibu dan Anak cough mixture.
Ice cream with cough mixture flavour raising concerns
A promotional video also on Instagram shows a male actor consuming the cough mixture from a bottle before a woman’s voice narrates: “Hey, did you know that Inside Scoop now has Pei Pa Koa ice cream?”The actor is then shown running off to an Inside Scoop outlet.
Ong said traditional medicines come with clear dosage instructions, adding that this collaboration raises concerns about its safety. “Ice cream is already cold enough to soothe the throat and is consumed by children as well, so adding cough syrup with a menthol sensation seems unnecessary.”
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