| Product name: | Tokyo Sushihane Roasted Seaweed |
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| Brand: | SHIRAKO |
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| Place of origin: | Japan |
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| Packer: | SHIRAKO CO. LTD |
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| Net weight: | 25g |
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| Best-before date: | 24/4/2023 |
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| Non-compliant test parameters according to regulations: | Energy and Sodium |
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| Detected content: | Energy: 261kcal per 100g
Sodium: 860mg per 100g |
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| Declared content: | Energy: 188kcal per 100g
Sodium: 530mg per 100g |
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| Sampling location: | A retail shop in Mong Kok |
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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/20221128_9966.html
