Prepackaged apple crisps sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Apple Crisps |
| Brand: |
Snack it |
| Place of origin: |
China |
| Hong Kong Dealer: |
Bright King Trading International Limited |
| Net Weight: |
50g |
| Best-Before date: |
13.5.2023 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sodium |
| Detected content: |
64mg per 100g |
| Declared content: |
19mg per 100g |
| Sampling location: |
A supermarket in Hung Hom |
| Remarks: |
- The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors 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 action.
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END/ Oct 20, 2022 (Thursday)