Prepackaged Olive Oil sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil -Spain- |
| Brand: |
City Super |
| Place of origin: |
Spain |
| Distributor: |
City Super Ltd. |
| Weight: |
500mL |
| Best-before date: |
29/2/2024 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids |
| Detected content: |
5.4 g per 100mL |
| Declared content: |
1.5 g per 15mL (10 g per 100mL) |
| Sampling location: |
Supermarket in Causeway Bay |
| Remarks: |
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The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors concerned to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
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Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
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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.
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The Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/ July, 15 2022 (Friday)