Metallic contaminant and presevative exceeds legal limit in prepacked dried bamboo fungus sample
Background: |
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, through its Food Incident Surveillance System, identified a notice issued by the Department of Food Safety of the Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau, that a batch of prepacked dried bamboo fungus imported via Hong Kong was found to contain metallic contaminant Cadmium at a level of 0.235 mg/kg (after applying the conversion factor of dried food) and preservative Sulphur dioxide at a level of 10,700 mg/kg , not complying with the standard of Macao. The CFS therefore immediately contacted the local importer concerned for follow-up. According to the information provided by the importer, the affected batch of product was available for sale in Hong Kong. |
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Product name: | Bamboo Fungus |
Brand: |
飛龍牌 |
Place of origin: | Mainland China |
Importer: | 興利行 |
Net weight: | 100 grams |
Best-before date: | May 16, 2024 |
Name of metallic contaminant and preservative: | Cadmium and Sulphur dioxide |
Detected level: |
Cadmium: 0.235 mg/kg (after applying the conversion factor of dried food). |
Maximum permitted level: |
Cadmium: 0.1 mg/kg |
Source of information: | The Department of Food Safety of the Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau |
Remarks |
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END/Friday, October 28, 2022