HK CFS Announced That Prepackaged Pancake Mix Sample Was Found to Contain Non-permitted Preservative Methyl Para-hydroxybenzoate

19/05/2023

Reference Number 161/2023
Source Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Type of Information Food Recall
Questionable food products

Food name: Morinaga Hokkaido Hot Cake Mix

Brand: Morinaga

Net Weight: 300g

Place of origin: Japan
Expiry date/Batch
Best before date: December 30, 2023
Manufacturer/ Distributor N/A
Reasons for recall The test result showed that the sample contained methyl para-hydroxybenzoate at a level of 216.4 parts per million, which is not permitted.
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