Three kinds of pork fibers imported from Taiwan were contaminated with substandard lard
| Issue Date | 19.9.2014 |
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| Source of Information | Taiwanese authorities |
| Food Product | Pork fibers |
| Product Name and Description | (1) Product name: Tzu Wei Chen's Fried Pork Fibers
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| Reason For Issuing Alert | The concerned products were manufactured with substandard lard. |
| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) will alert the trade to stop supply and recall the products.
The CFS will continue to closely monitor the disposal of the affected products as stipulated in the Food Safety Order. |
| Advice to the Trade | Traders who still have the products concerned in their possession should stop to supply the products and should recall the products in accordance with the Food Safety Order issued on 14 September 2014. |
| Advice to Consumers | Members of the public should not consume these three products. |
| Further Information |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2014-9-19