CFS finds excessive Bacillus cereus in sample of bun with fresh meat and preserved vegetable

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 14) announced that a sample of a bun with fresh meat and preserved vegetable was found to contain an excessive amount of Bacillus cereus. The CFS is following up on the incident. A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from a food factory in Kwun Tong for testing. The test result showed that the sample contained Bacillus cereus at a level of 250 000 per gram. According to the Microbiological Guidelines for Food, if ready-to-eat food contains Bacillus cereus at a level of more than 100 000 per gram, it is considered unsatisfactory." The CFS instantly deployed staff to the food factory concerned for an investigation, and has informed it of the irregularity. The food factory has stopped selling and discarded the affected product according to the CFS's instruction. The CFS has also provided education on food safety and hygiene to the staff of the food factory, and requested that they carry out a thorough cleaning and disinfection. "Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to i

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