Recalls linked to Yuet Wo

Do not consume a batch of bottled preserved bean curd due to excessive level of Bacillus cereus

Product: Preserved Beancurd, Bottled preserved bean curd, Do not consume a batch of bottled preserved bean curd due to excessive level of Bacillus cereus

Brand/company: Yuet Wo, Yuet Wo Sauce And Preserved Fruits

Product family

Food & Grocery

Product type

Packaged food

Issue

Pathogen contamination

Audience

General consumers

Reason: The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample from a retail outlet in Tsuen Wan for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test result showed that the sample contained Bacillus cereus at a level of 130,000 per gram. According to the Microbiological Guidelines for Food, if ready-to-eat food contains Bacillus cereus at a level of more than 100,000 per gram, it is considered unsatisfactory. Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to its growth. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus or its heat-stable toxins may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea.

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