Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts
(Updated on 2 Jan 2025) Undeclared allergen found in prepackaged coconut drink
| Issue Date |
17.10.2015 |
| Source of Information |
Centre for Food Safety (CFS) |
| Food Product |
Prepackaged coconut drink |
| Product Name and Description |
Details of the product are as follows:
Product name: KOH COCONUT Coconut Milk
Importer: Bloomway Group (Far East) Ltd
Place of origin: Thailand
Net Weight: 1 litre per pack
Best before date: September 8, 2016
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| Reason For Issuing Alert |
- A batch of prepackaged coconut drink, KOH COCONUT Coconut Milk, produced in Thailand, had been found to contain a food allergen, milk protein, but it was not declared on the product's food label.
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| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety |
- The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularities and instructed it to stop the sale and recall the affected batch of product. The Centre will also follow up on the distribution of the product with the importer concerned and inform the trade to stop selling the product.
- The CFS will continue to monitor the situation and take appropriate follow-up action.
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| Advice to the Trade |
- Stop using or selling the affected batch(es) of the product(s) without proper food label immediately.
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| Advice to Consumers |
- Consumers who are allergic to milk should stop consuming the concerned product. People should seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after consuming it.
- People who are allergic to milk may have immunologic response like vomiting, diarrhoea and rash upon consumption of food containing this allergen. In severe cases, anaphylactic shock may even develop. As for other members of the public, generally speaking, they would not be subject to such reactions when the food in question is consumed.
- For enquiries about the recall, members of the public may call the importer at 6140 2424 during office hours.
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| Further Information |
The CFS press release |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2015-10-17
