| Issue Date | 21.2.2022 |
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| Source of Information | Centre for Food Safety |
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| Food Product | Prepackaged rice products |
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| Product Name and Description | Product details are as follows: Product name: Rice Vermicelli
Brand: Sun Phoenix
Place of origin: China
Distributor: Sun Yik Food Limited
Net weight: 400 grams per pack
Best before date: May 2, 2023 |
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| Reason For Issuing Alert | - When following up on a related incident, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected the abovementioned sample from a supermarket in Eastern District for testing. The test result showed that the sample contained gluten, but it was not declared on the food label.
- Individuals who are intolerant to gluten may develop symptoms like vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and rash upon consumption.
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| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | - The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected batch of product.
- The CFS will alert the trade, 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 above batch of the affected product immediately should they possess it.
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| Advice to Consumers | - Consumers who are intolerant to gluten should not eat the affected batch of product.
- Seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after consuming the food.
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| Further Information | The CFS press release For enquiries about the recall, members of the public may call the distributor's hotline at 6330 0136 during office hours. |
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Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fa/2022_459.html
