The Centre for Food Safety – Routine Food Surveillance Programme

Prepackaged shrimp noodles

Product name: Shrimp-egg Noodles
Brand: Select
Place of origin: China
Net weight: 454 grams per pack
Best-before date: December 1, 2022

• The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected the above-mentioned sample from a supermarket in Tsim Sha Tsui for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained preservative, sulphur dioxide. Although the sulphur dioxide level is below the maximum permitted level under the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap. 132BD), the functional class and name of the additive were not declared on the food label of the sample.

• The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularities and instructed it to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected batch of the product. The distributor concerned has initiated a recall according to the CFS' instructions.
• The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. Investigation is ongoing.

• Stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it.

• Should not consume the affected batch of the product.

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the distributor's hotline at 2606 8658 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.