Recalls linked to AMICA

Not to consume a kind of imported vegetable crisps containing high content of acrylamide

Product: Alfredo's Ortolana Salted Vegetables Chips, Imported vegetable crisps, Not to consume a kind of imported vegetable crisps containing high content of acrylamide

Brand/company: AMICA, City Super

Product family

Food & Grocery

Product type

Packaged food

Issue

Chemical contamination

Audience

General consumers

Reason: The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned product was detected with high content of acrylamide. According to the information provided by the RASFF, the affected product has been imported into Hong Kong. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted the above-mentioned local importer for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batch of the product concerned.

Consumer action: Not to consume the affected product if they have bought any.