Roasted Laver For Sushi not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name:

Dongwon Roasted Laver For Sushi (25g)

Brand:

Dongwon

Place of origin:

Korea

Distributor

佳富高企業(亞洲)有限公司

Net weight:

25g

Best-before date:

2021.07.08

Non-compliant test parameters:

Saturated Fatty Acids

Detected content:

1.1g/100g

Declared content:

0g/25g

Sampling location:

A supermarket at Wan Chai

Remarks:

  1. The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling the same incriminated batch of the affected 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/Monday, November 30, 2020