Australia's Pauls Thickened Cream detected with unsatisfactory hygienic conditions
| Issue Date | 12.9.2015 |
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| Source of Information | The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department |
| Food Product | Thickened Cream |
| Product Name and Description | Product name: Pauls Thickened Cream (UHT) |
| Reason For Issuing Alert | Pauls Thickened Cream was found exceeding the legal limit |
| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the irregularity. According to the information provided by the importer, the import quantity of the affected product was 90 cartons (with a total weight of 1 080 kg) and part of the product has been distributed to local retailers. The CFS has instructed the importer concerned to stop selling and initiate a recall of the affected product, and has marked and sealed all remaining stock. Prosecution will be initiated should there be sufficient evidence. The CFS will inform the Australian authorities and the local trade of the incident, continue to trace the distribution of the affected products and monitor the recall of the products concerned. The CFS will follow up on the incident closely and take appropriate actions, including enhancing the surveillance of the dairy products of the brand concerned. |
| Advice to the Trade | The trade should stop using or selling the product concerned immediately. |
| Advice to Consumers | Consumers who have bought the affected batch of product should refrain from eating it. -For enquiries about the product recall, consumers can call the importer's hotline at 2882 2347 during office hours. |
| Further Information |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2015-9-12