Not to Consume Milk Product with Total Bacterial Count exceeding Legal Limit
summary：A sample of the milk product was collected for testing at the import surveillance level. The test result showed that the total bacterial count exceeded the legal limit indicating unsatisfactory hygienic conditions....
Issue Date: 2014-03-25Source of Information: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Food Product: Milk
Product name and Description
Product name: Pura Slim Milk Drink
Place of origin: Australia
Expiry date: March 31, 2014
Packing size: 1 litre
Reason For Issuing Alert
A sample of the milk product was collected for testing at the import surveillance level. The test result showed that the total bacterial count exceeded the legal limit indicating unsatisfactory hygienic conditions.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
The CFS has notified the importer. The importer concerned has stopped supply of the product and initiated a recall of the affected product according to the instruction of the CFS. As three products of the same brand available for sale in Hong Kong are manufactured by the same processing plant, for the sake of prudence, the importer has voluntarily stopped the sale of, and taken the initiative to recall, the other two milk products, namely Pura Fresh Australian Milk and Pura Hi-Lo High Calcium Low Fat Milk Drink, in addition to the abovementioned slim milk.
The Centre has also suspended importation of the three products with immediate effect. The trade has also been alerted to the incident.
The CFS has requested the Australian authorities to investigate the case. It will also monitor the recall of the affected product and continue to follow up on the case.
Advice to the Trade
Stop selling the concerned products.
Advice to Consumers
It will be prudent for consumers to stop consuming the concerned product.
Further Information
The importer is the sole importer of the milk product concerned. Consumers can call a hotline set up by the importer at 2468 9645 for enquiries about the product recall.
