Issue Date | 4.7.2022 |
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Source of Information | Department of Food Safety of Macao |
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Food Product | Frozen beef abomasum |
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Product Name and Description | Product details are as follows: Product name: Frozen beef offals abomasum Brand: COTO Place of origin: Argentina Expiry date: March 25 to July 16, 2023 |
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Reason For Issuing Alert | - The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) is actively following up on an imported frozen beef abomasum sample from Argentina that tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Macao. The CFS's initial investigations showed that the affected batch of product had been imported to Hong Kong.
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Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | - The CFS noted an announcement from the Department of Food Safety of Macao earlier that an imported frozen beef abomasum sample from Argentina had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The CFS immediately contacted the Macao authority and local importers for follow-up. Initial investigations found that PMI (Hong Kong) Food Services Limited had imported the affected batch of frozen beef abomasum.
- For the sake of prudence, the CFS has instructed the importer concerned to stop sale of the affected batch of the product, and initiate a recall.
- The CFS will mark and seal the affected batch of frozen beef abomasum and arrange its disposal.
- The CFS will continue to follow up on the incident and step up sampling of similar products for testing.
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Advice to the Trade | - Stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it.
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Advice to Consumers | - For prudence's sake, not to consume the affected batch of the product concerned and to observe personal, food and environmental hygiene.
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Further Information | The CFS press release Members of the public may call the importer's hotline at 3922 7300 during office hours for enquiries about the recall. |
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Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fa/2022_472.html