Not to consume three kinds of milk and milk beverage products imported from Indonesia

Issue Date 20.11.2018
Source of Information

Centre for Food Safety (CFS)

Food Product

Three kinds of milk and milk beverage products imported from Indonesia

Product Name and Description

(1) Product name: UHT Full Cream Milk
Brand: Greenfields
Importer: AustAsia Food HK Limited
Net volume: 1 litre per pack
 
(2) Product name: UHT High Calcium Skimmed Milk
Brand: Greenfields
Importer: AustAsia Food HK Limited
Net volume: 1 litre per pack
 
(3) Product name: UHT High Calcium Low Fat Milk Beverage
Brand: Greenfields
Importer: AustAsia Food HK Limited
Net volume: 1 litre per pack

Reason For Issuing Alert
  • The CFS suspected that the production plant indicated on the food labels of the products concerned was not their place of manufacture in Indonesia.
  • Upon receiving intelligence, the CFS initiated an investigation immediately. Preliminary investigation showed that the production plant indicated on the food labels of the above-mentioned products ceased production of those products at the end of March last year. Some of the products were suspected to be manufactured by a production plant which had not been given import permission by the Director of the Food and Environmental Hygiene (DFEH). The CFS has therefore instructed the importer to recall the products concerned. Furthermore, the CFS has taken samples of the products concerned for microbiological and chemical tests and the results were all satisfactory.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
  • The CFS has notified the Indonesian authorities, alerted the trade to the incident and referred the case to law enforcement agencies for follow-up in parallel.
  • The CFS has also revoked the letter of permission for the importer to import the products concerned.
  • The CFS will continue to follow up and take appropriate action.
Advice to the Trade
  • Stop sale of the products concerned, regardless of batches.

Advice to Consumers
  • Stop consuming the products concerned.
Further Information

The CFS press release

Members of the public can call the importer's hotline at 2132 5500 during office hours to enquire about the recall.

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2018-11-20

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