Expanded Recall of Canned Pork Products Due to the Presence of Low Levels of Nitrofurans Metabolite
Issue Date |
7 December 2007 |
Source of Information |
Centre for Food Safety (CFS), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) |
Food Product |
Canned pork products |
Name of Product |
Shanghai MaLing B2 Pork Luncheon Meat (Less sodium) |
MaLing Stewed Pork Ribs |
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Product Description |
Canned luncheon meat. Each can weighs 340g. The affected products carry the batch no. of B2 5. |
Canned Stewed Pork Ribs. Each can weighs 397g. The affected products carry the batch no. of T12 10. |
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Durability Indication |
Best Before Date : 26/12/2009 |
Best Before Date : 17/8/2010 |
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Reason for Recall |
Presence of low level of a metabolite of Nitrofurans. The amount detected was 0.0022ppm. |
Presence of low level of a metabolite of Nitrofurans. The amount detected was 0.0016ppm. |
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Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety |
The sole agents of the concerned products have initiated a recall and stopped selling the affected products. CFS has informed the Mainland authorities of the latest test results and will continue to follow up the case. |
Advice to the Trade |
Stop selling the affected products. |
Advice to Consumers |
Stop consuming the affected products. |
Further Information |
The CFS press release |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
7 December 2007