Prepackaged preserved sausage not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
頂級鮮肉腸
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| Brand: |
真萫
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| Place of origin: |
China
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| Importer/Distributor: |
價真棧有限公司 |
| Net weight: |
500g
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| Best-before date: |
30/06/2024
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| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sodium content
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| Detected content: |
1700mg per 100g
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| Declared content: |
1050mg per 100g
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| Sampling location: |
A retail shop in Wanchai 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/ December, 7 2023 (Thursday)