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(Updated on 2 Jan 2025) Undeclared allergen (sulphur dioxide) found in prepackaged fruit juice

Issue Date 12.5.2020
Source of Information

Centre for Food Safety

Food Product

Prepackaged fruit juice

Product Name and Description

Product name: 100% PRESSED PEACH & GRAPE JUICE

Brand: DON SIMON

Place of origin: Spain

Distributor: Top Label International Limited

Volume: 1 litre per pack

Best-before date: September 17, 2020

Reason For Issuing Alert
  • The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected the abovementioned sample from a supermarket in North Point for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained sulphur dioxide. Although the sulphur dioxide level is below the maximum permitted level under the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap 132BD), the functional class and name of such additive were not declared on the food label of the sample.
  • Susceptible individuals who are allergic to sulphur dioxide may experience breathing difficulties, headaches and nausea after consumption.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
  • The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected batch of the product. The distributor concerned has initiated a recall according to CFS' instructions.  
  • The CFS is tracing the source of the affected product
     
  • The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.
Advice to the Trade
  • Stop using or selling the affected batch(es) of the product(s) without proper food label immediately.  
Advice to Consumers
  • Should not consume the affected batch of the product.
  • Sulphur dioxide is a preservative of low toxicity used in a variety of foods including fruit juice, dried vegetables, dried fruits, pickled vegetables and salted fish products. However, susceptible individuals who are allergic to sulphur dioxide may experience breathing difficulties, headaches and nausea after consumption.
Further Information

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the distributor's hotline at 2627 3627 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2020-5-12

Last revision date: 2 Jan 2025