| Reference Number | 303/2023 |
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| Source | 香港食物安全中心 |
| Type of Information | Food Recall |
| Questionable food products | Product details are as follows:
Product name: Almond Milk Original Brand: 137 Degrees Place of origin: Thailand Net volume: 1000ml Best-before date: November 24, 2023
Product name: Walnut Milk Original Brand: 137 Degrees Place of origin: Thailand Net volume: 1000ml Best-before date: November 29, 2023 |
| Expiry date/Batch | See above.
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| Manufacturer/ Distributor | Hong Kong Distributor: Earth Selectives Ltd |
| Reasons for recall | The Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected the above-mentioned prepackaged almond milk and walnut milk samples from an online vendor for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the two samples contained salicylic acid at a level of 148 parts per million (ppm) and 148.4 ppm respectively. Under the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap. 132 BD), salicylic acid is not a permitted preservative in food. |
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