| Product name: | Organic Dried Apricots |
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| Brand: | Sunny Fruit |
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| Place of origin: | Türkiye |
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| Distributor: | Yat Hing Trading (HK) Limited |
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| Net Weight: | 250g |
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| Best-before date: | 12/09/2026 |
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| Non-compliant test parameters: | Protein and Available Carbohydrates |
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| Detected content: | Protein: 2.0g per 100g Available Carbohydrates: 40.8g per 100g |
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| Declared content: | Protein: 2g per 50g (4g per 100g) Available Carbohydrates: 31g per 50g (62g per 100g) |
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| Sampling location: | A retail shop in Tsuen Wan District |
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| Remarks: | The Centre for Food Safety has urged the vendors concerned 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 Centre for Food Safety 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/20260728_12523.html
