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Prepackaged tofu not in compliance with nutrition label rules

  • 2018.09.28


Prepackaged tofu not in compliance with nutrition label rules

Product name:

OURHOME Soybean Cooking Tofu (340g)

Brand:

OURHOME

Place of origin:

Korea

Distributor/Manufacturer:

Manufacturer: Ourhome Ltd.
Distributor: Mineichi (HK) Industries Ltd

Net weight:

340g

Use by date:

Nov 3, 2018

Non-compliant test parameters:

Total Fat

Detected content:

3.9g/100g

Declared content:

1.7g/100g

Sampling location:

A supermarket in Causeway Bay

Remarks:

  1. The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling and removing from shelves all batches of the affected product..
  2. Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
  3. The CFS is tracing the distribution of the affected product.
  4. 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.
  5. The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.

Reposted from Centre for Food Safety webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20180928_7138.html