Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts - Not to consume a Taiwanese oat product suspected to be contaminated

Not to consume a Taiwanese oat product suspected to be contaminated

Issue Date	21.6.2011
Source of Information	The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received notification from the Taiwanese authority that the concerned product had been distributed to Hong Kong.
Food Product	Oat product
Product Name and Description	Product name： Vegetables Fruit Oat Eat Manufacturer： Herb Garden Biotechnology Co, Ltd Importer： O'Farm Limited Amount of export：372 cans Expiry date (DD/MM/YY) of affected batch： 28/08/2012 (300 cans) 20/12/2012 (72 cans) The importer O' Farm Limited indicated to the CFS that it had initiated product recall since late last month.
Reason For Issuing Alert	The concerned products might have been contaminated with di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP). DEHP is a plasticiser and has been found to cause damages to liver, kidney, reproduction and development when given to animals in large doses.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	The CFS has notified the trade and at once instructed the importer to stop sale of the affected products. The CFS will continue its investigations and follow-up work, closely monitor the recall arrangements and collect samples of related products for testing. It will also conduct checks at retail outlets to see if those products are available for sale
Advice to the Trade	Stop selling this product
Advice to Consumers	Stop consuming this product
Further Information	The CFS press release CFS Website: Plasticisers in food Members of the public may call the importer O' Farm Limited for enquiries about its recall during office hours. Tel: 8111 1575

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2011-6-21

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