The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)

Bottled preserved bean curd

Product name: Sichuan Soya Beancurd with Chili & Sesame Oil
Brand: Tsin Tsu Wei
Place of origin: Taiwan
Distributor: Michael Wah Hing Co Ltd
Best-before date: August 23, 2019
Net weight: 130 grams per bottle

The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from a Wellcome supermarket in To Kwa Wan for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained Bacillus cereus at a level of 120 000 per gram. According to the Microbiological Guidelines for Food, it is potentially injurious to health or unfit for human consumption if a gram of ready-to-eat food contains more than 100 000 of Bacillus cereus.

The CFS has informed the vendor and distributor concerned of the test result, and instructed them to stop sale of the affected batch of the product and initiate a recall.

The CFS is tracing the source and distribution of the food item in question.

The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action to safeguard food safety and public health. Investigation is ongoing.

Stop selling the affected batch of the product immediately.

If consumers have bought and still possess the affected batch of the product, they should stop eating it. They should seek medical advice if they feel sick upon consumption.

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call Wellcome's hotline at 2299 1133 or the distributor Michael Wah Hing Co Ltd's hotline at 2898 4186 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.