Prepackaged pork jerky sample detected with non-permitted preservative
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Food name:
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Honey Sauce Pork Jerky |
| Brand: |
KUAICHE |
| Net weight: |
94.8 grams
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| Place of origin: |
Taiwan |
| Use by date: |
June 24, 2022
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| Preservative: |
Sorbic acid
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| Detected level: |
1550 parts per million
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| Maximum permitted level: |
Not Permitted
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| Sampling location: |
An online vendor
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| Remarks: |
- The CFS has instructed the vendor to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
- According to the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap 132BD), sorbic acid is not permitted to be added in meat and meat products. An offender is subject to a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment upon conviction.
- Sorbic acid is a preservative of low-toxicity. Based on the level of detected in the above-mentioned sample, adverse health effects will not be caused under usual consumption.
- The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the unsatisfactory result, including tracing the source of the food in question.
- Investigation is ongoing.
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END/ Thursday, May 19, 2022