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Botan (Malaysia)

A long-running tomato-sauce sardine label on Malaysian shelves, distributed by Tarchen Sdn Bhd of Johor, whose brand owner and packing origin could not be verified from public sources.

At a glance

Notable facts

• Current 155g, 230g and 425g tomato-sauce tins are stocked at Jaya Grocer and on Lazada and Shopee.
• Botan was not on either 2018 Ministry of Health recall list; the popular association with that recall is unsupported.
• No link to Japan's Marusan or Kian Guan could be found, and the relationship to Indonesia's separate Botan brand is unresolved.

Products

Evidence & uncertainties

Overall sourcing confidence for this profile: ⚠︎ details being verified.

Species — Variable / unknown: Species varies by catch or is unverified; no reliable single value.