Recalls linked to Primeal

Not to consume a kind of imported corn flour due to detection of excessive tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine

Product: Primeal Corn Flour [PRIMEAL FARINE DE MAIS Maismeel], Corn flour, Not to consume a kind of imported corn flour due to detection of excessive tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine

Brand/company: Primeal, ICOSMOBEAUTY

Product family

Food & Grocery

Product type

Packaged food

Issue

Chemical contamination

Audience

General consumers

Reason: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission that the above-mentioned product is under recall, due to the detection of tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine at a level exceeding the relevant limit of France. Investigations by the CFS revealed that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batch of the product concerned. Consumption of products detected with tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine may cause short-term adverse effects, for example, dilated pupils, change of heart rate, dryness of the mouth, and flushed skin. Tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine will be excreted from the body and therefore there are no long term health effects.

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