Prepackaged tofu not in compliance with nutrition label rules
Product name: | TONZU Organic Tofu (300g) |
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Brand: | TONZU |
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Place of origin: | New Zealand |
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Distributor/Manufacturer: | Manufacturer: CHALMERS ORGANICS LIMITED |
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Net weight: | 300g |
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Use by date: | Oct 17, 2018 |
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Non-compliant test parameters: | Calcium |
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Detected content: | 37mg/100g |
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Declared content: | 170mg/100g |
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Sampling location: | A supermarket in Causeway Bay |
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Remarks: | - The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling and removing from shelves all batches of the affected product.
- Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- The CFS is tracing the distribution of the affected product.
- According to Section 61 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap 132), if any person falsely describes a food or misleads as to the nature, substance or quality of the food on a label of the food sold by him, he shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment upon conviction.
- The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action..
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Reposted from Centre for Food Safety webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20180928_7137.html
