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Metallic contaminant exceeds legal limit in prepackaged dried porcini sample

  • 2026.05.21

Results of Sample with Irregularity

Metallic contaminant exceeds legal limit in prepackaged dried porcini sample

Food name:France Dried Porcini
Brand:恒興行  (Not available in English)
Place of origin:France
Net weight:150 grams
Best before date:March 30, 2027
Metallic contaminant:Mercury
Detected level:After considering the factors for dried foods, the sample contained mercury at a level of 0.297 milligram per kilogram.
Maximum level of metal:0.1 milligram per kilogram
Sampling location:An online vendor
Remarks:

  1. The Centre for Food Safety has instructed the vendor to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.

  2. According to the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations (Cap 132V), any person who sells food with metallic contamination above the legal limit may be prosecuted and is liable upon conviction to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.

  3. Based on the level of Mercury detected in the sample, risk assessment showed that adverse health effects are unlikely under usual consumption.

  4. The Centre for Food Safety will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the unsatisfactory result, including tracing the source of the affected product.

  5. Investigation is ongoing.

Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:

https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20260521_12403.html