| Issue Date | 19.7.2022 |
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| Source of Information | Food Incident Surveillance System |
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| Food Product | Cup noodles |
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| Product Name and Description | Product name: Acecook premium golden salt ramen Brand: Acecook Place of origin: Japan Net weight: 101 grams Best-before date: September 9, 2022 Importer: Man Tung Trading Company Limited |
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| Reason For Issuing Alert | - The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) earlier through its Food Incident Surveillance System noted a notification from the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration that the above-mentioned product was found with ethylene oxide at a level that is not complying with its local standard.
- Upon learning of the incident and according to the information provided by the Taiwanese authorities, the CFS immediately contacted local importers for follow-up. Preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batch of the product concerned.
- Since ethylene oxide is not authorised by the European Union, for the sake of prudence, the above-mentioned importer has stopped selling and removed from shelves the affected batch of the product upon the CFS's instructions and has initiated a recall.
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| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | - The CFS has alerted the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.
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| Advice to the Trade | - Stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it.
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| Advice to Consumers | - Not to consume the affected batch of the product if they have bought any.
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| Further Information | The CFS press release Members of the public may call the importer's hotline at 2947 7038 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_476.html
