Prepackaged shumai sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
京醍醐點心肉肉燒賣 |
| Brand: |
京醍醐點心 |
| Place of origin: |
Japan |
| Distributor: |
一方食品亞洲有限公司 |
| Quanility: |
360g |
| Best Before: |
11/1/2023 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sugars |
| Detected content: |
3.4 g/100g |
| Declared content: |
1.8 g/100g |
| Sampling location: |
A retail shop in North Point |
| Remarks: |
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The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors concerned 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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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 Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/ Aug 11, 2022 (Thursday)