Food Alert－Not to consume a kind of ice cream detected with coliform bacteria counts exceeding legal limits
Product: Durian Gelato, Durian flavoured ice cream, Food Alert－Not to consume a kind of ice cream detected with coliform bacteria counts exceeding legal limits
Brand/company: Alchemia, Pay & Pay Ice Cream International Company, Kai's Gourmet
- Product family
- Food & Grocery
- Product type
- Packaged food
- Issue
- Pathogen contamination
- Audience
- General consumers
Reason: The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample for testing from a food stall at an expo on Lantau under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained 110 coliform bacteria per gram, exceeding the legal limit. Under the Frozen Confections Regulation (Cap 132 AC), frozen confection for sale should not contain more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram. The maximum penalty for offenders is a fine of $10,000 and three months' imprisonment upon conviction. The fact that the coliform count exceeded the legal limit indicated that the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory, but did not mean that consumption would lead to food poisoning.
Consumer action: Members of the public to stop consuming the affected product and seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after consuming the product concerned.