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    Hong Kong: Bottled tomato juice samples contain unlabeled permitted sweeteners

    • Last Update: 2021-03-20
    • Source: Internet
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    html" class="zdbq" title="Food safety related food information" target="_blank">for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 27) announced a bottled tomato juice samples in violation of food foodmate.
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    The center calls on the industry to immediately stop selling the relevant batch of products.
     
    Product details are as follows:
     
    Product name: Dongwon Tomato Juice
     
    Origin: South Korea
     
    Importer: Jia Fu Gao Enterprise (Asia) Co.
    , Ltd.
     
    Capacity: 180ml per bottle
     
    Best before this date: July 20, 2016
     
    A spokesman for the center said: "The center took a sample of the tomato juice from a supermarket in Mong Kok through the regular food surveillance program for testing.
    The results showed that the sample contained steviol sugar, a sweetener approved for use in food, but it was not present.
    The relevant substances are indicated on the ingredient list on the food label.
    "
     
    The center has notified the relevant merchants of the above violations, and the relevant merchants have also stopped selling and removed the affected batches of products according to the center's instructions.
    The center has also followed up with the importers of the relevant products to track down the distribution of the relevant products.
     
    The spokesman called on the industry to abide by the relevant legal requirements.
    According to the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Chapter 132W), prepackaged food sold in Hong Kong should list the ingredients of the food in detail on the ingredient list.
    Violation of the above regulations, upon conviction, can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for six months.
     
    The center will notify the industry, and will continue to follow up the incident and take appropriate actions.
     
        Finish
     
        April 27, 2016 (Wednesday)
        The Food and Environmental foodmate.
    net/tag_4847.
    html" class="zdbq" title="Health related food information" target="_blank">Hygiene Department foodmate.
    net/tag_3003.
    html" class="zdbq" title="Food safety related food information" target="_blank">for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 27) announced a bottled tomato juice samples in violation of food foodmate.
    net/tag_133.
    html" class="zdbq" title="Label related food information" target="_blank">labeling regulations, no legislation containing the indicated permitted on its food labels foodmate.
    net/tag_1848.
    html" class="zdbq" title="Sweetener-related food information" target="_blank">sweetener steviol sugar? .
    The center calls on the industry to immediately stop selling the relevant batch of products.
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        Product details are as follows:
     
        Product name: Dongwon Tomato Juice
     
        Origin: South Korea
     
        Importer: Jia Fu Gao Enterprise (Asia) Co.
    , Ltd.
     
        Capacity: 180ml per bottle
     
        Best before this date: July 20, 2016
     
        A spokesman for the center said: "The center took a sample of the tomato juice from a supermarket in Mong Kok through the regular food surveillance program for testing.
    The results showed that the sample contained steviol sugar, a sweetener approved for use in food, but it was not present.
    The relevant substances are indicated on the ingredient list on the food label.
    "
     
        The center has notified the relevant merchants of the above violations, and the relevant merchants have also stopped selling and removed the affected batches of products according to the center's instructions.
    The center has also followed up with the importers of the relevant products to track down the distribution of the relevant products.
     
        The spokesman called on the industry to abide by the relevant legal requirements.
    According to the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Chapter 132W), prepackaged food sold in Hong Kong should list the ingredients of the food in detail on the ingredient list.
    Violation of the above regulations, upon conviction, can be fined up to 50,000 yuan and imprisoned for six months.
     
        The center will notify the industry, and will continue to follow up the incident and take appropriate actions.
     
        Finish
     
        April 27, 2016 (Wednesday)
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