Prepackaged bamboo shoot sample in breach of food labelling regulation

​The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 6) that a sample of prepackaged bamboo shoot was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is allowed to be used in certain foods, but the functional class and the name of the additive were not declared on the food label. Members of the public should not consume the affected batch of the product. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it. Product details are as follows: Product name: Baby Bamboo Shoots Brand: Unionsum Food Net weight: 250 grams Place of origin: China Sole distributor: Unionsum Food Company Retailer: HKTV Mall Best-before date: August 2, 2027 "The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from an online shop for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained sulphur dioxide. Although the sulphur dioxide level detected is within the legal limit, the functional class and the name of the additive were not declared on the food label of the sample," a spokesman for the CFS said. "The CFS has informed the sole distributor and the ve

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