Prepackaged Ham sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
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Product name:
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Smoked Pork Ham
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Brand:
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Morliny
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Place of origin:
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Poland
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Manufacturer:
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Animex Foods sp. z o.o.
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Net weight:
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100 grams
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Use by date:
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December 10, 2021
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Non-compliant test parameters:
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Total fat
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Detected content:
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2.5 g/100g
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Declared content:
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1.5 g/100g
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Sampling location:
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A supermarket in Ma On Shan
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Remarks:
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- The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling affected product with unsatisfactory result of the incriminated batch.
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Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- 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.
- The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/ Thursday December 9, 2021