Public urged not to consume batch of mushrooms imported from Japan
(February 6, 2012)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental
Hygiene Department today (February 6) urged the public not to
consume a batch of gold-needle mushrooms imported from Japan that
might contain glass fragments. The trade should also stop selling
the products concerned.
A spokesman for the CFS said the centre had learned earlier that
the manufacturer in Japan had announced on its website the recall
of a batch of gold-needle mushrooms suspected to contain glass
fragments. Product details are as follows:
Producer: JA Kitashinshu Miyuki
Product name: Shinshu Enokitake
Place of origin: Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Product code: 0434
Packing size: 100 grammes and 200 grammes
Production date: February 1 and 2, 2012
"Once the CFS became aware of the case, it immediately notified
local retailers. The CFS learned that major retailers had not sold
any of the affected products. To ensure safety, they have removed
different batches of the products from shelves," the spokesman
said.
He advised consumers who have bought products in the affected
batch not to consume the products. The trade should also stop
selling the affected batch.
So far, the CFS has not received any reports of people feeling
unwell after consumption of the affected products or complaints
about them.
The spokesman said, "The CFS will continue to follow up on the
case and liaise closely with the trade and the Japanese
authority."
(Reprinted from HKSAR Government web page
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201202/06/P201202060444.htm
)
