Prepackaged Seaweed sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Roasted Nori Onigiri 1/3 Cut |
| Brand: |
山本海苔店 |
| Place of origin: |
Japan |
| Manufacturer: |
Yamamoto-Noriten Co. Ltd. |
| Net weight: |
19.6g |
| Best-before date: |
28.6.2023 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Energy and Available Carbohydrates |
| Detected content: |
Energy: 316kcal per 100g
Available Carbohydrates: 15.8g per 100g
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| Declared content: |
Energy: 193kcal per 100g
Available Carbohydrates: 33.2g per 100g
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| Sampling location: |
A supermarket in Wan Chai District |
| 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/ Oct 14, 2022 (Friday)