Prepackaged potato chip sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
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Product name:
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Blue potato chips
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Brand:
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Terra
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Place of origin:
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USA
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Distributor:
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Hutchison Hain Organic (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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Net weight:
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28g
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Best-before date:
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18/4/2023
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Non-compliant test parameters:
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Total Fat
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Detected content:
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34.1g per 100g
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Declared content:
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6g per 28g (21.4g per 100g)
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Sampling location:
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A retail shop in Yau Tsim District
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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.
- 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/ February, 27 2023 (Monday)