| Issue Date | 28.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Source of Information | Notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission (EU) |
| Food Product | Sunflower seeds |
| Product Name and Description | Product name: Zonnebloempitten (Sunflower seeds)
Brand: Tovano
Place of origin: Bulgaria
Net weight: 700g
Best before date: November 30, 2025
Batch number: 346704-038
Importer: Chef's Garden Limited
Retailer: Feather & Bone |
| Reason For Issuing Alert | The CFS noted a notification from the RASFF of the EU that the above-mentioned product is being recalled as it contained aflatoxin exceeding the EU's standard. |
| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the local importers for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong about 2.8 kilograms in total of the affected batch of the product concerned, which has been distributed to the retailer mentioned above for sale. The aflatoxin level of the product also exceeded the local legal standard.
The importer concerned has stopped sale and discarded the unsold products of the affected batch and initiated a recall according to the CFS's instructions.
The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing. |
| Advice to the Trade | The trade should stop using or selling the product concerned immediately if they possess it. |
| Advice to Consumers | Not to consume the affected product if they have bought any. |
| Further Information | The CFS press release
Members of the public may call the importer's hotline at 2819 7500 during office hours for enquiries about the recall. |
Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fa/2025_588.html