Not to consume batch of growing up formula powder
Product: Aronurish Growing Up Formula Powder, Growing up formula powder, Not to consume batch of growing up formula powder
Brand/company: Aronurish, Hong Kong Golden Nutrition Trading Co
- Product family
- Food & Grocery
- Product type
- Infant food
- Issue
- Pathogen contamination
- Audience
- Infants, Children
Reason: The CFS collects powdered infant and young children formula under its Food Surveillance Programme. The test results revealed that a sample collected from a retail outlet possibly contained the heat-stable toxin Cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus. A preliminary investigation by the CFS has found that the above mentioned importer had imported 220 boxes of 1 320 cans of the affected product. Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to its growth. Cereulide is a heat-stable toxin produced in food by some strains of Bacillus cereus. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus or its heat-stable toxins may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea. In most cases, these symptoms usually subside spontaneously within 24 hours.
Consumer action: Not to let infants and young children consume the affected batch of the product, and to seek medical treatment for infants or young children who felt unwell after taking the product concerned.