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CFS urges public not to consume several kinds of ice cream from France with possible presence of ethylene oxide

Issue Date	10.7.2022
Source of Information	The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission
Food Product	Prepackaged ice cream
Product Name and Description	Product 1: Name: Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream Pint Brand: Häagen-Dazs Place of origin: France Net volume: 473 millilitres Best-before date: From July 3, 2022 to July 17, 2023 Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited Product 2: Name: Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream Mini cup Brand: Häagen-Dazs Place of origin: France Net volume: 100 millilitres Best-before date: From July 3, 2022 to July 17, 2023 Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited Product 3: Name:Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream Mini cup Brand: Häagen-Dazs Place of origin: France Net volume: 75 millilitres Best-before date: From July 3, 2022 to July 17, 2023 Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited Product 4: Name:Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream Bulk Brand: Häagen-Dazs Place of origin: France Net volume: 9.46 litres Best-before date: From July 3, 2022 to July 17, 2023 Importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited
Reason For Issuing Alert	The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned products were found with a pesticide, ethylene oxide, which is not authorised by the EU. According to the information provided by the RASFF, the affected products have been imported into Hong Kong. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted local importers for follow-up. Preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batches of the products concerned.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	The above-mentioned importer has stopped selling and removed from shelves the affected batches of the products upon the CFS's instructions and has initiated a recall. The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.
Advice to the Trade	Stop using or selling the affected batches of the products concerned immediately if they possess them.
Advice to Consumers	Not to consume the affected batches of the products if they have bought any.
Further Information	The CFS press release Members of the public may call the relevant importer at 2280 4996 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2022-7-10

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