Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts - Not to consume a star fruit juice produced in Taiwan

Not to consume a star fruit juice produced in Taiwan

Issue Date	2.6.2011
Source of Information	Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan
Food Product	Fruit Juice
Product Name and Description	Star fruit juice produced by the Topsense Beverage Co. Ltd.
Reason For Issuing Alert	The affected product was found to be contaminated with di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in Taiwan.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	Tracing the concerned importers and distributors to know more about the sale of the affected product in Hong Kong. Sales checks have been conducted, but no concerned product has been found on sale in the market at the moment. The CFS has alerted the trade of the incident. The CFS will continue to liaise with the Taiwanese authority on the plasticiser contamination incident and closely monitor the situation.
Advice to the Trade	Stop selling the affected product. Suspend selling any drinks or food that might be affected by the plasticiser contamination incident.
Advice to Consumers	Stop consuming the affected product.
Further Information	The CFS press release CFS Website: Plasticisers in food

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2011-6-2