Prepackaged Ice Cream not in compliance with Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations
| Product name: |
Ice Cream with 4% Chocolate Chip (Mingo Trademark)
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| Brand: |
Mingo
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| Place of origin: |
Thailand
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| Manufacturer: |
Winsome Green Co. Ltd |
| Net weight: |
60g per cup
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| Best-before date: |
May 8, 2025
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| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Milk solids other than fat (non-compliant if less than 7.5%)
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| Detected content: |
Milk solids other than fat being 6.5%
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| Declared content: |
Not Applicable
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| Sampling location: |
The Centre for Food Safety took the ice cream sample at import level
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| Remarks: |
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The affected batch of the product has not entered the market.
- Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- According to Regulation 5(1) of the Food and Drugs (Composition And Labelling) Regulations (Cap 132W), if any person advertises for sale, sells or manufactures for sale any food which does not conform to the relevant requirements as to composition prescribed in the Regulations, 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 temporarily suspend the permission to import for sale of the product concerned granted earlier to the importer.
- The Centre for Food Safety will inform Thailand authorities of the incident.
- The Centre for Food Safety has informed the concerned importer and will continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/Thursday, December 14, 2023