Prepackaged dips sample not in compliance with Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations

Product name: Crafted Guacamole Dips (170g)
Brand: Black Swan
Place of origin: Australia
Distributor: Indoguna Lordly Company Limited
Net Weight:

170 g
Use by date:

25082026
Non-compliant test parameter:

Two permitted preservatives Benzoic acid and Sorbic acid were not declared on ingredient list of food label
Detected content:

Benzoic acid: 335 parts per million (ppm)
Sorbic acid: 156 parts per million (ppm)
Maximum permitted level:

Benzoic acid: 1000 parts per million (ppm)
Sorbic acid: 1000 parts per million (ppm)
Declared content:

Not Applicable
Sampling location:

A retail shop in Mong Kok 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 Regulation 4A of the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations, Cap. 132W, if any person who sells any prepackaged food not marked and labelled in the manner prescribed in Schedule 3, 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/ Thursday, September 17,2026