The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 8) urged the public not to consume several kinds of dessert imported from Greece, because they were found with chlorate, a pesticide. The trade should stop using or selling the products concerned immediately if they possess them.

Details of the products are as follows:
Product name: Plant'd Greek Pot Oat - Plain
Brand: Dodoni S.A.
Place of origin: Greece
Net weight: 350 grams
Sole distributor: JJ Global Sourcing Limited
Use by date: July 19, 2022
Product name: Plant'd Greek Pot Oat - Apple & Cinnamon
Brand: Dodoni S.A.
Place of origin: Greece
Net weight: 350 grams
Sole distributor: JJ Global Sourcing Limited
Use by date: July 19, 2022
Product name: Plant'd Greek Pot Oat - Vanilla
Brand: Dodoni S.A.
Place of origin: Greece
Net weight: 350 grams
Sole distributor: JJ Global Sourcing Limited
Use by date: July 19, 2022

A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS received a notification from the Rapid alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned products had been detected with cholorate, and are being recalled. According to the information provided by the RASFF, the above-mentioned affected batches of products have been imported into Hong Kong. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately commenced investigation and preliminary results found that the above-mentioned distributor had distributed the affected batches of the products concerned in Hong Kong."

For the sake of prudence, the distributor concerned has stopped selling and removed from shelves the affected batches of the products upon the CFS's instructions and has initiated a recall. Members of the public may call the distributor concerned at 2190 2137 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.

The spokesman said that long-term excessive intake of chlorate may affect the thyroid functions. He urged the public not to consume the affected batches of the products if they have bought any. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batches of the products concerned immediately if they possess them.

The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, continue to follow up and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.