Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts - Not to consume a kind of bottled fermented bean curd cubes with suspected contamination with Bacillus cereus

Not to consume a kind of bottled fermented bean curd cubes with suspected contamination with Bacillus cereus

Issue Date	31.12.2012
Source of Information	Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Food Product	Bottled fermented bean curd cubes
Product Name and Description	Product name: Shui Kou Preserved Bean Curd (Chilli)(350 grams per bottle) Best before date: December 30, 2013 Place of origin: Guangdong, China
Reason For Issuing Alert	The sample of the product contained Bacillus cereus at an excessive level of 130 thousands per gram. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	The CFS has issued warning letters to the importer and the distributor concerned and alerted the trade to stop selling or using the product. CFS staff have been conducting checks at the retail outlets and so far no affected food has been found available for sale. The CFS has informed the Mainland authorities of the incident for follow-up actions and will continue to monitor the situation and take appropriate actions whenever necessary.
Advice to the Trade	Stop selling or using the affected batch of the product.
Advice to Consumers	Not to consume the affected batch of the product. Consumers are advised to seek medical advice if they feel sick after consuming the product concerned. The public is reminded to purchase fermented bean curds from reliable retail outlets, and check the expiry dates of the fermented bean curds as well as consume within the recommended period.
Further Information	The CFS press release

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2012-12-31