Nitrofuran metabolite found in prepackaged frozen shrimp sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 5) announced that a trace amount of metabolite (AOZ) of furazolidone (a type of nitrofurans), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a sample of prepackaged frozen shrimp. 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. The CFS is following up on the incident. Product details are as follows: Product name: (Not available in English) Place of origin: China Distributor: Linson Global Seafood Trading Limited Weight: 200 grams Best-before date: January 22, 2028 A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected the shrimp sample from a fresh provision shop in North Point for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that it contained AOZ at a level of 6.1 parts per billion." "The CFS has informed the vendor concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop sale and remove from shelves the affected batch of the product. According to the CFS's instructions, the distributor has initiated a recall of the affected
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