Prepackaged infants and young children rice cracker sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name: MIL 7M BABY VEG FISH RICE STICKS
Brand: the kindest
Place of origin: Japan
Manufacturer: ZAO RICE CRACKER CO., LTD.
Net Weight:

12g

Best-before date:

27.01.21

Non-compliant test parameters:

Vitamin D

Detected content:

28μg per 100g

Declared content:

0.1μg per 6g (1.67μg per 100g)

Sampling location:

A retail shop in Wong Tai Sin 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/ Thursday, November 5, 2026