Product name: | Blackcurrant Pastilles |
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| Brand: | Ribena |
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| Place of origin: | Malaysia |
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| Importer: | Suntory Beverage & Food Hong Kong Limited |
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| Net weight: | 40g |
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| Best Before: | 05/01/23 |
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| Non-compliant test parameters: | Sodium |
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| Detected content: | 56mg/100g |
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| Declared content: | 35mg/100g |
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| Sampling location: | A supermarket at Central and Western District |
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| Remarks: | - The CFS has urged the vendors concerned to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
- Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- 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 HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20220404_9400.html
