Two Samples of Bamboo Fungus Were Found to Contain Cadmium Exceeding Macao’s Food Safety Standard (Versão Inglesa)

25/10/2022


Ref. N° : 024/DSA/2022

Caro(a) Senhor(a),
Por favor, de encontrar os detalhes abaixo mencionados sobre Alerta Alimentar:

Alimento suspeito

Product name: Bamboo Fungus
Brand: 飛龍牌
Net Weight: 100 g
Best Before: 16.05.2024

Product name: Imperial Banquet Supreme Dried Bamboo Fungus
Brand: Imperial Banquet Supreme
Net Weight: 40 g
Best Before: 20.08.2024

Data de durabilidade / LoteSee above.
Origem da informaçãoDepartment of Food Safety, IAM, Macao
Motivo da Emissão de AlertaThe concentrations of cadmium detected in the above-mentioned two samples were 0.235 mg/kg and 0.27 mg/kg respectively after applying the conversion factor of dried food, which exceeded limits stipulated in Macao Administrative Regulation No. 23/2018 “Limites máximos de metais pesados contaminantes em géneros alimentícios” (Maximum Limits of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Food). In addition, one of the samples (飛龍牌野生竹笙) contained sulphur dioxide at a level of 10,700 mg/kg, exceeding limits set in Macao Administrative Regulation No. 7/2019 “Normas relativas à utilização de conservantes e antioxidantes em géneros alimentícios” (Standard for Uses of Preservatives and Antioxidants in Foodstuffs).
Conselhos para o sector comercial /consumidor1. Please take necessary actions to ensure all products for sale are fit for human consumption.
2. Do not sell or use the above product.
3. Please visit the Food Safety Information website at https://www.foodsafety.gov.mo for latest information.                 
4. If there are any enquiries, please contact the Department of Food Safety via 28338181.
Instituto para os Assuntos Municipais
Departamento de Segurança Alimentar
25/10/2022