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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2020-12-03 19:26
Last update date: 2020-12-03 19:26
The pre-packaged porcini mushrooms sold by Luen Hing Kee in Hung Hom are suspected of being adulterated with some inedible or toxic mushrooms. The Center for Food Safety of the FEHD urged the public to stop eating them and requested the merchants involved to recall the affected products.
The packaged porcini mushrooms sold at Luen Hing Kee in Hung Hom are suspected of being adulterated with some inedible or toxic mushroom varieties. The Center for Food Safety of the FEHD urged the public to stop eating them.
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The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health previously notified a case of suspected food poisoning caused by the consumption of mushrooms. The Centre for Food Safety of the FEHD stated that during the follow-up of the case, staff were sent to the retail store in Hung Hom that sold the products involved. Hing Kee’s investigation and sample testing.
The fungus expert pointed out that the boletus involved was adulterated with some inedible or toxic mushroom varieties.
A spokesperson for the Center for Food Safety said that preliminary investigations revealed that the importer "Yiu Cheng Trading Company" had imported the affected products, packaged the products, and sold them to the supplier "Bao Zhi Tang".
The center pointed out that it has asked the merchants involved to recall the affected products, and also appealed to citizens who have bought and held the above-mentioned products to stop eating them immediately. If they feel unwell after eating the products, they should seek medical advice as soon as possible.
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