Prepackaged coffee sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name:

Java Latte

Brand:

Kapal Api

Place of origin:

Indonesia

Manufacturer:

PT Santos Jaya Abadi

Net weight:

500g (25 Bags x 20g)

Best-before date:

13/05/2026

Non-compliant test parameters:

Saturated fatty acids, sugars and sodium

Detected content:

Saturated fatty acids: 15.9g per 100g

Sugars: 11.7g per 100g

Sodium: 270mg per 100g

Declared content:

Saturated fatty acids: 0g per 100g

Sugars: 0g per 100g

Sodium: 95mg per 100g

Sampling location:

A retail shop in Kwai Tsing 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, 24 2024 (Tuesday)