Boxed cookies not in compliance with nutrition label rules
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Product name:
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Chef Nic's Cookies (甜酸苦辣)
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Brand:
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Chef Nic's Cookies
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Place of origin:
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Hong Kong
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Distributor:
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Fortune Cookies Limited
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Net weight:
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350 g
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Best-before date:
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August 8, 2018
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Non-compliant test parameters :
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Sugar
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Detected content:
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17.6 grams per 100g
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Declared content:
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3 grams per 100g
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Sampling location:
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A retail outlet in Central
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Remarks:
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- The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling and removing from shelves all the affected product
- Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- The CFS is tracing the distribution of the affected product.
- According to Section 61 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap 132), if any person falsely describes a food or misleads as to the nature, substance or quality of the food on a label of the food sold by him, he shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment upon conviction
- The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/Wednesday, July 4, 2018
