Prepackaged Chives & Pork Pan-fried Dumplings sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Chives & Pork Pan-fried Dumplings |
| Brand: |
Select |
| Place of origin: |
China |
| Distributor: |
ParknShop (HK) Limited |
| Weight: |
600g |
| Best-before date: |
15/4/2023 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sugar and Saturated fatty acids |
| Detected content: |
Sugar: 1.5g per 100g
Saturated fatty acids: 2.6g per 100g |
| Declared content: |
Sugar: 0.8g per 100g
Saturated fatty acids: 1.3g per 100g |
| Sampling location: |
A supermarket in Tsim Sha Tsui |
| Remarks: |
- The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors concerned to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
- 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 Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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END/ August, 4 2022 (Thursday)