Häagen-Dazs Brand Ice Cream from France May Contain Ethylene Oxide

05/08/2022

Ref. N° : 016/DSA/2022

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

Questionable food products	Product names: Häagen-Dazs Belgian Chocolate Ice Cream Brand: Häagen-Dazs Place of origin: France Net volume:（i）9.46 litres and（ii）100 millilitres Best-before date:（i）June 13, 2023, and（ii）May 20, 2023, May 21, 2023, June 8, 2023, and June 9, 2023 HK importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited Product names: Häagen-Dazs Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Brand: Häagen-Dazs Place of origin: France Net volume:（i）80 millilitres,（ii）3 x 80 millilitres,（iii）100 millilitres, (iv) 473 millilitres and (v) 9.46 litres Best-before date:（i）May 22, 2023,（ii）May 23, 2023, and June 21, 2023,（iii）May 17, 2023, and May 29, 2023,（iv）June 11, 2023, and（v）May 29, 2023, and May 30, 2023 HK importer: General Mills Hong Kong Limited
Durability Indication/ Lot Code	See above.
Source	Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/press/20220804_9674.html
Reasons for Issuing Alert	The 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 products may be contaminated with a pesticide, ethylene oxide, which is not authorised by the EU, and they are now being recalled.
Advice to Trade/ Consumer	1. 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 https://www.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
05/08/2022