The Centre for Food Safety announced today (24th) that a pre-packaged sample of the best choice shrimp noodles contains sulfur dioxide, a preservative that can be used in certain foods. However, the food label of the sample does not indicate the type of additive and its name .
The Center for Food Safety urges the public to stop eating the affected products. If the industry holds the affected products, they should stop using or selling them immediately.
A pre-packaged sample of the best choice shrimp noodles contains sulfur dioxide, a preservative that can be used in certain foods, but the food label of the sample does not indicate the type and name of the additive.
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The Centre for Food Safety took a sample of the best choice shrimp noodles from a super market in Tsim Sha Tsui through the regular food monitoring program for testing. The results showed that the samples contained sulfur dioxide.
Although the content is lower than the maximum allowable content listed in the "Preservatives in Food Regulations" (Chapter 132BD), the food labels of the samples did not indicate the type and name of the additives.
Sulfur dioxide is a preservative that can be used in different types of foods such as dried vegetables, dried fruits, pickled vegetables and salted fish products.
Sulfur dioxide is soluble in water, and most of the sulfur dioxide in food can be removed by washing and cooking.
However, people who have an allergic reaction to sulfur dioxide may experience symptoms such as wheezing, headache or nausea after consumption.
The spokesperson said that the merchants involved are known to have violated the rules and ordered them to stop selling and remove the affected batches of products. The relevant distributors have already recalled them according to the instructions of the center.
The spokesman reminded the trade that the use of preservatives in food must 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 sulfite, the type of effect of the related sulfite Its name must be specified in the list of ingredients.
Once convicted, offenders can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for six months.
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