Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts - Stop Consuming Certain Gold-Needle Mushroom Imported from Japan due to Possible Presence of Glass Fragments

Stop Consuming Certain Gold-Needle Mushroom Imported from Japan due to Possible Presence of Glass Fragments

Issue Date	6.2.2012
Source of Information	Website of manufacturer in Japan
Food Product	Gold-needle mushroom
Product Name and Description	Product name: Shinshu Enokitake Producer: JA Kitashinshu Miyuki Place of origin: Nagano Prefecture, Japan Batch No: 0434 Packing size: 100 g and 200 g Production date: February 1 and 2, 2012
Reason For Issuing Alert	Possible presence of glass fragments.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has notified local retailers. The CFS learned that major retailers had not sold any of the affected products.The CFS will continue to follow up on the case and closely liaise with the trade and the Japanese authority concerned.
Advice to the Trade	Stop selling the affected batch of products.
Advice to Consumers	Stop consuming the affected batch of products.
Further Information	The CFS press release

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2012-2-6