HK CFS Announced That Prepackaged White Pepper Powder from India is Suspected to Contain Ethylene Oxide

05/10/2023

Reference Number 321/2023
Source 香港食物安全中心
Type of Information Food Recall
Questionable food products

Product name: Organic WHITE PEPPER POWDER

Brand: Passion by Mama

Place of origin: India

Net weight: 55 grams per bottle
Expiry date/Batch
Best-before date: September 29, 2023
Manufacturer/ Distributor Hong Kong Retailer: Healthy Express
Reasons for recall The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from a retail outlet in Tsuen Wan for testing when following up on a related incident. The test result showed that the sample contained a pesticide, ethylene oxide.
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