Not to consume several kinds of dessert imported from Greece with possible presence of chlorate

Issue Date 8.7.2022
Source of Information

Centre for Food Safety

Food Product

Dessert

Product Name and Description

Product name: Plant'd Greek Pot Oat - Plain

Brand: Dodoni S.A.

Place of origin: Greece

Net weight: 350 grams

Sole distributor: JJ Global Sourcing Limited

Use by date: July 19, 2022

 

Product name: Plant'd Greek Pot Oat - Apple & Cinnamon

Brand: Dodoni S.A.

Place of origin: Greece

Net weight: 350 grams

Sole distributor: JJ Global Sourcing Limited

Use by date: July 19, 2022

 

Product name: Plant'd Greek Pot Oat - Vanilla

Brand: Dodoni S.A.

Place of origin: Greece

Net weight: 350 grams

Sole distributor: JJ Global Sourcing Limited

Use by date: July 19, 2022

Reason For Issuing Alert
  • The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned products had been detected with chlorate, and are being recalled.
  • According to the information provided by the RASFF, the above-mentioned affected batches of products have been imported into Hong Kong.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
  • Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately commenced investigation and preliminary results found that the above-mentioned distributor had distributed the affected batches of the products concerned in Hong Kong.
  • For the sake of prudence, the distributor concerned has stopped selling and removed from shelves the affected batches of the products upon the CFS's instructions and has initiated a recall.
  • The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, continue to follow up and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.
Advice to the Trade
  • The trade should stop using or selling the affected batches of the products concerned immediately if they possess them.
Advice to Consumers
  • Consumers should not consume the products.
Further Information

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the distributor concerned at 2190 2137 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2022-7-8

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