Prepackaged fresh bean curd sheet sample not in compliance with Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations

Food name:

BELL- Fresh Bean Curd Sheet

Brand:

 BELL

Net weight:

 225g

Place of origin:

 China

Use by date:

 June 2, 2023

Non-compliant test parameters

 The name of the additive sulphite was not declared on the food label of the sample in accordance with the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Cap 132W)

Detected level:

 39 parts per million of Sulphur Dioxide

Legal standard:

 All prepackaged food containing sulphite in a concentration of 10 parts per million or more, the functional class of the sulphite and its name shall be specified in the list of ingredients in accordance with the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Cap 132W)

Sampling location:

 A supermarket in Wong Tai Sin

Remarks:

  1. The Centre for Food Safety has instructed the vendor to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.

  2. According to Regulation 4A(1) and 5(1AA) of the Food and Drugs (Composition And Labelling) Regulations (Cap 132W), prepackaged food shall be marked and labelled in the manner prescribed in Schedule 3. Any person who advertises for sale, sells or manufactures for sale any prepackaged food which is not marked or labelled in compliance with regulation 4A(1) or 4B(1) may be prosecuted and is liable upon conviction to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.

  3. The Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the unsatisfactory result, including tracing the source of the food in question.

  4. Investigation is ongoing.

END/ Tuesday, July 4, 2023