Prepackaged dumpling sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Corn and Pork Dumpling (180g) |
| Brand: |
Wanchai Ferry |
| Place of origin: |
China |
| Distributor: |
General Mills Foods Asia Ltd. |
| Net weight: |
180g |
| Best Before: |
16/3/2023 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sugars |
| Detected content: |
2.5 g/100g |
| Declared content: |
0.5 g/100g |
| Sampling location: |
A supermarket in Kwun Tong District |
| Remarks: |
- The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendor concerned to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
- Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- 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 Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate actions.
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END/ July 19, 2022 (Tuesday)