HK CFS Announced That Preservative Sulphur Dioxide Was Found in Prepackaged Sweetened Mandarin Sample at a Level Exceeding Hong Kong’s Legal Limit

13/12/2022

Reference Number 510/2022
Source Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Type of Information Food Recall
Questionable food products

Product name: Sugar Orange Cake

Brand: 上環海味佬辦館(Not available in English)

Net weight: 300 grams

Place of origin: China
Expiry date/Batch
Use by date: June 28, 2023
Manufacturer/ Distributor Hong Kong Distributor: Hiford International Limited
Reasons for recall The test result showed that the sample contained sulphur dioxide at a level of 588 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the legal limit of 100 ppm, and the affected batch of the product is now being recalled.
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