Food Incident Surveillance System, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS)

Carbonated apple soft drink 

Product name: Apple sidra

Brand: Apple sidra

Place of origin: Taiwan

Importers:

(1) Huang Ju Food (International) Co., Limited for 330 ml and 600 ml products;

(2) International Leadway Limited for 600 ml and 1 250 ml products

The CFS noted a notification from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration that the above-mentioned product was being recalled in Taiwan due to the presence of precipitates, mould and yeast and was being recalled.

The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. Investigation is ongoing.

Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the local importer for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the importers had imported into Hong Kong the product concerned. For the sake of prudence, the CFS has instructed the above-mentioned importers to stop sales and remove from shelves the affected products, and to initiate a recall.

The trade should stop using or selling the affected batch of products immediately if they possess it.

Do not consume the affected products and seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after consuming the product concerned.

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the hotline of the importers, (1) Huang Ju Food (International) Co., Limited (for 330 ml and 600 ml products) at 3425 4799, and (2) International Leadway Limited at 2350 6863 (for 600ml and 1 250ml products) during office hours for enquiries about the recall of the product concerned.