Monthly Report on Results of Compliance Test
for Nutrition Labelling and Declaration of Allergens
under the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations

(for the month of March 2019)

The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (the Regulations) require all applicable prepackaged foods to list out the ingredients, the content of energy plus seven core nutrients, namely, carbohydrates, protein, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and sugars (commonly known as “1 + 7”), and regulate any associated nutrition claims. The ingredients to be listed include, among others, any of the substances specified in section 2(4E) of Schedule 3 to the Regulations which are known to cause allergy in some individuals, if present.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has been testing, among other things, nutrients and allergens in prepackaged food samples for compliance under the Regulations. Results of compliance test since January 2012 have been published on the CFS website in the form of monthly reports, which include details of the food samples with discrepancies between labelled and tested nutrient values. Results of those food samples with food allergens detected but undeclared are also published from 1 April 2012 onwards.

(I) Nutrition Labelling

Compliance Test Results* under Nutrition Labelling Scheme

*Tests may cover "1+7" or any combination of these core nutrients.
# One or more discrepancies between the declared nutrient values and test results were detected.

Details of non-compliant samples

Month	Nature / Name of sample *Remarks 1,2	Testing parameter	Declared value on nutrition label	Testing result(s)
March 2019	Nong Shim Sumi Honey Mustard Flavor Potato Chip (85g)	Sweeteners	Not declared on the product's food label that contain permitted sweeteners (Sucralose & Steviol Glycosides)	Permitted sweeteners, (Sucralose & Steviol Glycosides) detected
March 2019	Select Tuna Chunks In Extra Virgin Olive Oil (185g)	Sodium	Sodium 280mg/100g	Sodium 540mg/100g
March 2019	Yamamoto Aojiru 22s (66g)	Carbohydrate	Carbohydrate 1.44g/3g (i.e. 46.67g/100g)	Carbohydrate 14g/100g
March 2019	Casino Lobster Bisque (400g)	Saturated Fatty Acids	Saturated Fatty Acids 0.1g/100g	Saturated Fatty Acids 0.87g/100g
		Total Fat	Total Fat 1.6g/100g	Total Fat 5.8g/100g
March 2019	Calbee fruit granola Calbee Furugura (800g)	Sugar	Sugar 0.8g/11.3g (i.e. 7.08g/100g)	Sugar 11.3g/100g
March 2019	Kirin Supplement apple 500ml PET (500ml)	Sugar	Sugar 0g/100ml	Sugar 3.5g/100ml
March 2019	Blesscuit Bakery Passion Fruit and Mango Cookies (8 pieces)	Sodium	Sodium 45mg/100g	Sodium 130mg/100g
		Dietary Fibre	Dietary Fibre 4.9g/100g	Dietary Fibre 2g/100g

Tolerance Limits for Declaration of Energy Level or Nutrient Content on Nutrition Label

Source: Technical Guidance Notes on Nutrition Labelling and Nutrition Claims (see table 3)http://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/food_leg/files/nl_technical_guidance_e.pdf

(II) Declaration of Food Allergens

The Regulations require declaration of any of the eight types of substances which are known to cause allergy in some individuals, if present, in the list of ingredients of pre-packaged food. These substances are: cereals containing gluten; crustacean and crustacean products; eggs and egg products; fish and fish products; peanuts, soyabeans and their products; milk and milk products (lactose included); tree nuts and nut products; and sulphite in concentrations of 10 parts per million or more.

Compliance Test Results for Food Allergens