| Issue Date | 29.7.2025 |
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| Source of Information | Food Incident Surveillance System of the Centre for Food Safety |
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| Food Product | Prepackaged salami |
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| Product Name and Description | Product name: Primo Reserve Hot Sopressa Salami Brand: Primo Pack size: 80 grams Place of origin: Australia Use-by date: September 9, 2025 Distributor: Parknshop (HK) Limited |
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| Reason For Issuing Alert | - The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) through its Food Incident Surveillance System, noted a notification from the Singapore Food Agency that the above-mentioned product might have been contaminated by Salmonella and is being recalled. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned distributor had sold the affected product.
- Salmonella infection may cause fever and gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. The effects on infants, young children, the elderly and persons with a weak immune system could be more severe and may even lead to death.
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| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | - Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately followed-up the case. The distributor concerned has stopped sales, removed from shelves the affected product and has 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. The investigation is ongoing.
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| Advice to the Trade | Stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if in possession. |
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| Advice to Consumers | Not to consume the affected batch of the product. |
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| Further Information | The CFS press release Members of the public may call the distributor's hotline at 2606 8658 during office hours for enquiries about the recall. |
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Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fa/2025_597.html
