Prepackaged bamboo shoots sample in breach of food labelling regulation

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 3) that a sample of prepackaged bamboo shoots was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is allowed to be used in certain foods, but the functional class and 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 Best-before date: September 2, 2027 A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected a sample of prepackaged bamboo shoots from the above-mentioned sole distributor. 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 name of the additive were not declared on the food label of the sample." "The CFS has informed the sole distributor concerned of the irregularity and instructed it to stop sal

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