Prepackaged cabbage and pork dumpling sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Cabbage and Pork Dumpling |
| Brand: |
Wanchai Ferry |
| Place of origin: |
China |
| Distributor: |
General Mills Foods Asia Ltd. |
| Weight: |
180g |
| Best-before date: |
8.4.2023 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sugars |
| Detected content: |
1.7 g per 100g
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| Declared content: |
0.6 g per 100g
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| Sampling location: |
A Supermarket in Lok Fu |
| 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/ August, 19 2022 (Friday)