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Written by: Lao Minyi
2020-08-13 18:48
Last update date: 2020-08-13 18:48The Centre for Food Safety of the FEHD announced today (13th) that a sample of pre-packaged bamboo fungus named "Hao Zhan Premium Wild Bamboo Fungus (2 packs)" contained preservative sulfur dioxide that exceeded the legal standard, and the food label of the sample was not The function category and name of the additive are indicated.
The Center for Food Safety urged the public to stop eating the affected batch of products, and the industry should stop using or selling the affected batch of products immediately.
A sample of pre-packaged bamboo fungus named "Hao Zhan Premium Wild Mountain Bamboo Fungus (2 packs)" contained preservative sulfur dioxide that exceeded the legal standard. (Profile picture)
Through a regular food monitoring program, the Food Safety Center took samples of "Hao Zhan Premium Wild Bamboo Fungus (2 packs)" from a shop in Kowloon Bay for testing. The product origin comes from China, and the packer is Hao Zhan Food Co., Ltd. The test results showed that the sample contained 3690 parts per million (3690 ppm) of sulfur dioxide, which exceeded the legal standard of 500 parts per million (500 ppm), and the food label of the sample did not indicate the type and name of the additive. .
The spokesperson said that the center has notified the merchants involved in the above violations and ordered them to stop selling and remove the affected batch of products. The relevant packer "Hao Zhan Food Co., Ltd." also carried out recycling according to the instructions of the center.
Sulfur dioxide is a preservative and is often used in different kinds of foods such as dried vegetables, dried fruits, pickled vegetables and salted fish products. This preservative is of low toxicity, soluble in water, washing and cooking can remove most of the sulfur dioxide in food. However, people who are allergic to sulfur dioxide may experience symptoms such as wheezing, headache or nausea after eating.
Product information︰
Product Name: Hao Zhan Premium Wild Mountain Bamboo Fungus (2 packs)
made in China
Packer: Hao Zhan Food Co., Ltd.
Net weight: 75.6 grams per pack
Best before this date: December 31, 2021
The spokesman reminded the trade to use preservatives in food to comply with the requirements of the "Preservatives in Food Regulations" (Chapter 132BD). According to the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Chapter 132W), if prepackaged foods sold in Hong Kong contain more than 10 parts per million of sulfites, the type of sulfites involved Its name must be specified in the ingredient list. Once convicted, offenders can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for six months.
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