Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts - Two kinds of noodle and dumpling imported from Taiwan were contaminated with substandard lard

Two kinds of noodle and dumpling imported from Taiwan were contaminated with substandard lard

Issue Date	8.10.2014
Source of Information	Taiwanese authorities
Food Product	Noodle and dumpling
Product Name and Description	(1) Product name: Traditional Tiny Noodles Place of origin: Taiwan Manufacturer: Long Kow Foods Enterprise Corporation Use-by dates: March 5, 2015; April 14, 2015; April 21, 2015; May 22, 2015; July 8, 2015; July 24, 2015; and August 1, 2015 (2) Product name: Pork Cooked Dumpling Place of origin: Taiwan Manufacturer: Chi Mei Frozen Food Co., Ltd Batch: April 28, 2014; May 5, 2014; and June 9, 2014
Reason For Issuing Alert	The concerned products were manufactured with substandard lard.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) will alert the trade to stop supply and recall the products. The CFS will continue to closely monitor the disposal of the affected products as stipulated in the Food Safety Order.
Advice to the Trade	Traders who have the products concerned in their possession should stop to supply the products and should recall the products in accordance with a Food Safety Order issued on September 14.
Advice to Consumers	Members of the public should not consume these two products.
Further Information	The CFS press release

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2014-10-8