CFS finds samples of mung bean starch sheet and its related product not in compliance with requirement on preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 16) that samples of two batches of mung bean starch sheet and its related product were found not in compliance with the requirement of the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap. 132BD) (the Regulation). The CFS is following up on the incident. Product details are as follows: Product name: (Not available in English) Weight: 500 grams Manufacture dates: June 27, 2026; July 9, 2026 Place of origin: China Sole distributor: Zhuang Ji Food Trade Company A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected two samples of mung bean starch sheet and its related product sold and supplied by the above-mentioned sole distributor for testing. The test results showed that the two samples contained sodium dehydroacetate at a level of 69 and 61 parts per million respectively, not in compliance with the requirement of the Regulation. Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence." "The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the matter concerned, and instructed it to stop selling and remove from shelves the affected batches of the product concerned, and to initiate a recall.
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