Coliform bacteria exceeds legal limit in Frozen Confections sample
| Product name: |
Ekselence Ice Cream Mini Classic Stick (45 g)
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| Brand: |
Ekselence
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| Place of origin: |
Latvia |
| Plant name and address: |
RIGAS PIENA KOMBINATS
180 Bauskas Street, Riga, LV-1004, Latvia
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| Importer: |
Food Union (TD) Hong Kong Limited
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| Net weight: |
991.44kg
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| Best-before date: |
20.7.2023
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| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Contains more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram
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| Detected content: |
5 samples from the same batch contain 160 to 290 coliform bacteria per gram
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| Sampling location: |
A cold store at Sha Tin
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Remarks:
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- The affected batches of the products are being kept in cold store and have not entered the market.
- Under the Frozen Confections Regulation (Cap 132AC), frozen confection for sale should not contain more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram. The maximum penalty for offenders is a fine of $10,000 and three months' imprisonment upon conviction.
- CFS will temporarily suspended the permission to import for sale of the product concerned granted earlier to the importer.
- The CFS will inform the Latvia authorities of the incident.
- The CFS has informed the importer, will continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/Friday, December 03, 2021