Product name: | Tesco Smooth Peanut Butter Classic Recipe |
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Brand: | Tesco |
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Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
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Distributor: | CR Vanguard (HK) Co. Ltd. |
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Net weight: | 340 gram |
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Best-before date: | End Oct, 2021 |
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Non-compliant test parameters: | Sugars |
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Detected content: | 5.4 g per 100g |
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Declared content: | 1.9 g per 100g |
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Sampling location: | A supermarket at Sheung Wan |
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Remarks: | - The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
- Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
- According to Section 61 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap 132), if any person falsely describes a food or misleads as to the nature, substance or quality of the food on a label of the food sold by him, he shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment upon conviction.
- The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.
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Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20210505_8661.html
