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Prepackaged cookies not in compliance with nutrition label rules

  • 2019.01.11
Product name:Supreme Savor (Butter Cookies (8pcs) + Oat & Cranberries Cookies (8pcs))
Brand:Regal Supreme
Place of origin:Hong Kong
Distributor:Regal Hotels International Limited
11/F, 68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Net weight:240g
Best-before date:Jan 5, 2019
Non-compliant test parameters:Sodium
Detected content:160mg/100g
Declared content:75mg/100g
Sampling location:A bakery in Kowloon City
Remarks:
  1. The CFS has urged the trade to stop selling the incriminated batch of the affected product.
  2. Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.
  3. The CFS is tracing the distribution of the affected product.
  4. 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.
  5. The CFS will inform the trade, continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate action.

 Reposted from HKSAR Government webpage:
https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/unsat_samples/20190111_7292.html