HK CFS Announced That Metallic Contaminant Mercury Was Found in Dried Porcini Sample at a Level Exceeding Hong Kong's Legal Limit

30/08/2023

Reference Number 287/2023
Source Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Type of Information Food Recall
Questionable food products

Food name:

Dried Cepes / Procini Extra (DRIED PORCINI EXTRA)

Brand:

Sylva

Net weight:

500 grams

Expiry date/Batch

Best-before date:

December 31, 2026

Manufacturer/ Distributor N/A
Reasons for recall
After considering the factors for dried foods, the sample contained mercury at a level of 0.29 parts per million, at a level exceeding Hong Kong's legal limit.
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