Prepackaged Mooncake sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes With Two Yolks (4 pieces) |
| Brand: |
Imperial Patisserie |
| Place of origin: |
Hong Kong |
| Manufacturer: |
Imperial Food Limited |
| Net Weight: |
740 g |
| Best-before date: |
25/10/25 |
| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sodium |
| Detected content: |
79 mg per 100 g |
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Declared content:
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17 mg per 46.25 g (i.e. 36.76 mg per 100 g) |
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Sampling location:
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A retail shop in Tsuen Wan 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/ Friday, September 19, 2025