Prepackaged preserved sausage sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name:

Premium Preserved Sausage
Brand:

Imperial Banquet
Place of origin:

Singapore
Distributor: PARKnSHOP (HK) Limited
Net weight:

200g
Best-before date:

24/08/2024
Non-compliant test parameters:

Sodium
Detected content:

1900mg per 100g
Declared content:

1221mg per 100g
Sampling location:

A retail shop in Eastern District
Remarks:

  1. The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors concerned to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.

  2. Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
  3. 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.
  4. The Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.

END/ December, 7 2023 (Thursday)