Prepackaged red date sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
| Product name: |
Premium Instant Pitted Red Dates |
| Brand: |
PANDO |
| Place of origin: |
China
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| Distributor: |
CIAO International Limited
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| Net Weight: |
300g
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| Best-before date: |
30/12/2026
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| Non-compliant test parameters: |
Sugars
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| Detected content: |
51.5g per 100g
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| Declared content: |
13.5g per100g
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| Sampling location: |
A retail shop in Central and Western 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.
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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.
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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, July 29, 2026