Five kinds of New Zealand bottled soft drinks may contain small glass particles
| Issue Date | 21.8.2015 |
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| Source of Information | The New Zealand authorities |
| Food Product | Different batches of five kinds of bottled non-alcoholic soft drinks imported from New Zealand |
| Product Name and Description | The five products are Phoenix Cola, Phoenix Lemonade, Phoenix Light Cola, Phoenix Orange Fizz and Phoenix Raspberry Fizz with best before dates from April 13 through July 7, 2016. |
| Reason For Issuing Alert | The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received notification from the New Zealand authorities that these products might contain small glass particles. Sale has been stopped and recall is underway. Some of the affected products had also been imported into Hong Kong. |
| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | CFS through its routine Food Incident Surveillance System, learned that the New Zealand authorities noted that these products might contain small glass particles. Sale has been stopped and recall is underway. The CFS contacted the New Zealand authorities and understood that the trade took the initiative to recall the products. The CFS has also sent staff to conduct sales check at major local outlets but no affected products have been found so far. Later the CFS was informed that some of the affected products had been imported into Hong Kong. Investigation hence began. Upon contacting the importer, two kinds of the affected products of specific dates were found to be sold in the local market. According to the information they provided, they had been notified by the exporter earlier and took the affected batches of the products off shelf and initiated a recall. For the sake of prudence, members of the public are urged not to consume the affected batches of the products concerned. They may call the company's hotline at 2963 6872 for enquiries. The CFS has alerted the trade to the incident. The CFS has not received any related complaints about the affected products over the last month. The CFS will continue to closely monitor the case and take appropriate follow-up action. Investigation is still ongoing. |
| Advice to the Trade | Alerted the trade to the incident. The trade should also stop selling the products concerned. |
| Advice to Consumers | Not to consume the affected batch of the product. |
| Further Information | The CFS press release |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2015-8-21