Prepackaged Wheat Bran sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
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Product name:
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Bob's Red Mill Wheat Bran
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| Brand: |
Bob's Red Mill
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| Place of origin: |
USA
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| Distributor: |
Angliss Hong Kong Food Service Limited
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| Net weight: |
226 grams
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| Best-before date: |
August 31, 2020
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| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sugars
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| Detected content: |
1.9 grams per 100g
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| Declared content: |
0 grams per 100g
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Sampling location:
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A supermarket in Quarry bay
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Remarks:
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The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
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Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
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The CFS is tracing the distribution of the affected product.
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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.
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The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/Thursday, September 19, 2019
