Hong Kong CFS food alert Pesticide found in prepackaged white pepper powder sample from India
Product: Organic WHITE PEPPER POWDER, Prepackaged white pepper powder, Pesticide found in prepackaged white pepper powder sample from India
Brand/company: Passion by Mama, Healthy Express
- Product family
- Food & Grocery
- Product type
- Other food
- Issue
- Chemical contamination
- Audience
- General consumers
Reason: Subsequent to announcing earlier that a sample of white pepper powder taken from a retail outlet in Tsuen Wan was found to contain a pesticide, ethylene oxide, the CFS detected a similar irregularity in another batch of white pepper powder sample taken from the same retail outlet for testing during follow-up investigations.The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified ethylene oxide as a Group 1 carcinogen. According to the Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation (Cap. 132CM), a food for human consumption containing pesticide residue may only be sold if consumption of the food is not dangerous or prejudicial to health.
Consumer action: Not to consume the affected batch of the product if they have bought it.