Food Alert: HARDY Brand Raw Milk Cheese from France May be Contaminated With Shiga toxin-producing E. coli

07/03/2019


Ref. N° : 006/DSA/2019

Dear Sir/Madam,
Please find the food alert below for further details:

Questionable food productsProduct name: VALENCAY et PETIT VALENCAY (raw milk cheese)
Product brand: HARDY
Place of origin: France
Manufacturer: HARDY AFFINEUR
Hong Kong Importer: Classic Fine Foods (Hong Kong) Ltd
Durability Indication/ Lot CodeBest-before dates: March 6 to 20, 2019
SourceHong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/press/20190306_7368.html
Reasons for Issuing AlertThe Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced that the CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned product might have been contaminated with STEC and is being recalled.
Advice to Trade/ Consumer1. Please take necessary actions to ensure all products for sale are fit for human consumption.
2. Do not sell or use the above product.
3. Please visit the Food Safety Information website at http://foodsafety.gov.mo for latest information.                 
4. If there are any enquiries, please contact the Department of Food Safety via 28338181.
Municipal Affairs Bureau
Department of Food Safety
07/03/2019