Taiwanese candy sold in Hong Kong found to contain expired ingredients, watchdog says
Public urged not to eat the product as retailers are asked to stop selling it
A Taiwanese brand of pre-packed candy stocked in Hong Kong has been made with expired ingredients, it emerged on Friday night, prompting the city’s food safety watchdog to intervene.
The Centre for Food Safety urged the public not to eat the candy, asked retailers to stop selling the product and called on the local importer to initiate a recall.
Sold as “DHA+ Ca for Kids Candy” under the brand name Kiwi House, several product lines were found to have been made with expired ingredients.
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A centre spokesman said preliminary investigation showed “about 4,800 tins of the affected product” had been imported from Taiwan to Hong Kong, “with all of them distributed or given out”.
“The centre has immediately instructed the importer ... to stop sale and remove from shelves the above product and initiate a recall.
He added the centre had “immediately contacted the Taiwanese authorities” seeking more information.
The candy was manufactured by E-Noon Bio-Tech Food Co, Ltd, and imported by Life Science Organisation New Zealand Ltd. The affected products come in 120g tins and bear an expiry date of December 29, 2018.