| Reference Number | 416/2023 |
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| Source | 香港食物安全中心 |
| Type of Information | Food Recall |
| Questionable food products | Product name: SSJ Sliced Red Date Brand: 盞記 (Not available in English) Place of origin: China Net weight: 605 grams Best-before date: October 31, 2024 Hong Kong Packer: Cross International Limited |
| Expiry date/Batch | See above.
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| Manufacturer/ Distributor | See above. |
| Reasons for recall | The Hong Kong CFS collected the above-mentioned red date and date samples for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that the red date sample contained sulphur dioxide at a level of 1,400 parts per million, exceeding the Hong Kong’s legal limit of 1,000 ppm under the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap. 132BD), and the functional class and name of the additive were also not declared on the food label. As for the other date sample, although the level of sulphur dioxide found to be contained in it is below the statutory maximum permitted level, the functional class and the name of the additive were not declared on the food label of the sample. |
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