Food name: | Honey Sauce Pork Jerky |
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| Brand: | KUAICHE |
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| Net weight: | 94.8 grams |
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| Place of origin: | Taiwan |
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| Use by date: | June 24, 2022 |
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| Preservative: | Sorbic acid |
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| Detected level: | 1550 parts per million |
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| Maximum permitted level: | Not Permitted |
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| Sampling location: | An online vendor |
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| Remarks: | - The CFS has instructed the vendor to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
- According to the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap 132BD), sorbic acid is not permitted to be added in meat and meat products. An offender is subject to a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment upon conviction.
- Sorbic acid is a preservative of low-toxicity. Based on the level of detected in the above-mentioned sample, adverse health effects will not be caused under usual consumption.
- The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the unsatisfactory result, including tracing the source of the food in question.
- Investigation is ongoing.
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Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20220519_9493.html
