Prepackaged Steamed Pork Dumpling with Cabbage sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name: Steamed Pork Dumpling with Cabbage
Brand: CP
Place of origin: China
Importer: CPF Hong Kong Company Limited
Weight: 460g
Best-before date: 11.5.2023
Non-compliant test parameters: Total fat and Saturated fatty acids
Detected content: Total fat: 11.4g per 100g
Saturated fatty acids: 4.7g per 100g
Declared content: Total fat: 7g per 100g
Saturated fatty acids: 2.1g per 100g
Sampling location: A Supermarket in Pok Fu Lam
Remarks:
  1. The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors concerned to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
  2. Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
  3. 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.
  4. The Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.

END/ August, 3 2022 (Wednesday)