Prepackaged udon not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name:

Kumai Sanuki Frozen Udon (Noodles)

Brand:

Kumai

Place of origin:

Korea

Sole Agent:

Chewy International Foods Ltd

Net weight:

240g x 5

Best-before date:

September 01, 2019

Non-compliant test parameters :

Protein

Detected content:

2.7g/100g

Declared content:

4.0g/100g

Sampling location:

A supermarket in Central

Remarks:

  1. The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling and removing from shelves the affected batch of the product
  2. Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
  3. The CFS is tracing the distribution of the affected product.
  4. According to Section 61 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap 132), if any person falsely describes a food or misleads as to the nature, substance or quality of the food on a label of the food sold by him, he shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment upon conviction.
  5. The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.

END/Friday, April 20, 2018