Not to consume a batch of prepackaged frozen giant scarlet shrimps with mercury exceeding legal limit

Centre for Food Safety

Prepackaged frozen giant scarlet shrimps

Product name: Frozen Giant Scarlet Shrimp

Place of origin: Spain

Pack Lot: FCCAR25114

Best-before: April 2027

Importer: Classic Fine Foods (Hong Kong) Limited

• The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) collected the above-mentioned sample at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained mercury at a level of 0.85 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the legal limit of 0.5 ppm.
• Mercury may affect the nervous system, particularly the developing brain. At high levels, mercury can affect foetal brain development, and affect vision, hearing, muscle co-ordination and memory in adults.

• The CFS had informed the importer concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected product.
• The importer concerned has initiated a recall according to the CFS' instructions.
• The CFS is also tracing the source and distribution of the product concerned.
• The CFS will alert the Spanish authorities and the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.

• The trade should stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess any of it.

• Not to consume the affected batch of the product if they have bought any.

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the hotline of the importer at 2612 2066 during office hours for enquiries.