A stabilizer imported from France was found to contain the pesticide ethylene oxide banned by the European Union. After receiving the notification today (29th), the Center for Food Safety has immediately informed the importer of the suspension, removal, and recycling involved. And urge the public to stop eating.
The CFS stated that it will continue to follow up the incident and take appropriate actions.
The products involved are "Super Neutrose" (batch: 174A0, 205B0, 290B0, 7D1) of the brand "Louis Francois" and "Stab 2000" (batch: 322C9). The importer of the former is Qidasi Premium Food Import , The latter involves 3 importers, including Qidasi Premium Foods, Forge International Industrial Co., Ltd. and Wanli Foods Co., Ltd.
The Food Safety Center of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department stated that it has received a notification from the European Commission’s food and feed rapid warning system, stating that the locust bean gum of the above product was previously found to contain the pesticide ethylene oxide banned by the EU. The warning system information It was revealed that the affected products had been imported into Hong Kong, and the Food Safety Center contacted the relevant local importers to follow up.
A preliminary investigation by the authorities found that the three importers involved had imported the affected batches of the relevant products. For the sake of prudence, the relevant importers have removed the affected products from the shelves and stopped selling them, and started recalling them. The Center for Food Safety called for purchases. The citizens of the affected products should stop eating them, and the trades should stop using or selling the products if they have them.
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