The Hong Kong SAR government issued a press release on July 28 saying that the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government called on the public not to eat a duck liver imported from France on the 28th, because the product may contain glass fragments. If the industry holds the affected product, it should immediately stop using or selling it.
The product information is as follows:
Product name: Rougie Individual Terrine
Brand: Rougie
Place of origin: France
Packing: 40g x 12
Lot number: 201014.103364
Importer: Chidas Premium Food
Best-before date: October 14, 2022
"The CFS received a notification from the European Commission's Rapid Early Warning System for Food and Feed (IARS) that the above-mentioned products were complained of containing glass fragments in France and are being recycled," a spokesman for the CFS said. According to the early warning system, the affected products were imported into Hong Kong. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS contacted the local importer to follow up. ”
According to the communique, the preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported some of the affected products, and had now removed the affected products from shelves and suspended their sale in accordance with the CFS's instructions and started recycling. The spokesman urged members of the public to stop eating the affected products if they purchase them. If the trade holds the relevant product, it should also stop using or selling it immediately. The CFS will inform the trade of the incident and will continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action. The investigation continues.