Prepackaged Non Fat Milk Powder not in compliance with nutrition label rules
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Product name:
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Quaker Triple Care Non Fat Milk Powder
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Place of origin:
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Denmark |
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Importer:
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PepsiCo Beverages (Hong Kong) Ltd.
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Net volume:
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750 g
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Best-before date:
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6/9/2026
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Non-compliant test parameters:
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Cholesterol Content
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Detected content:
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30mg/100g
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Declared content:
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0 mg/100g
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Sampling location:
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A retail outlet in Tsuen Wan
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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.
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Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
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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/ Wednesday, October 30, 2024