Hong Kong CFS food alert Ethylene oxide found in prepackaged chili powder sample from Indonesia
Product: Spicy chili sprinkle, Prepackaged chili powder, Ethylene oxide found in prepackaged chili powder sample from Indonesia
Brand/company: BonChili
- Product family
- Food & Grocery
- Product type
- Packaged food
- Issue
- Chemical contamination
- Audience
- General consumers
Reason: The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from an shop for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained a pesticide, ethylene oxide. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified ethylene oxide as a Group 1 carcinogen.
Consumer action: Not to consume the affected batch of the product if they have bought any.