Hong Kong CFS food alert
Recall notice
Prepackaged Pepper sauce
This notice is for Prepackaged Pepper sauce from TABASCO. Review the photos and listed product details before using, keeping, selling, or giving it away.
What to check
Check these product details
Match these details against the product label, packaging, receipt, seller information, and official notice.
Batch, lot, barcode, date, or pack details
- August 30, 2028
Place of origin The United States
Importer / retailer / distributor
- Sims Trading Co., Ltd.
Source of information The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Product details vary by source. Hong Kong CFS alerts may identify foods by product name, brand, pack size, origin, importer, retailer, batch, or expiry details. Compare all available details with the official notice.
Search matches and recall notices are not safety confirmations. Verify affected models, lots, dates, distribution, and remedies with the official notice.
Notice details
Contact, seller, and company details
Importer / retailer / origin
- Place of origin: The United States
Official source
Verify against the source notice
Use the official CFS notice to confirm affected products, dates, importer or retailer details, risks, and consumer instructions.
Source: Hong Kong · Centre for Food Safety
Recall number: 2024-577
Official source fields
Source Hong Kong · Centre for Food Safety
Recall date 13.9.2024
Product name Prepackaged Pepper sauce
Brand / company TABASCO
Hazard / issue The CFS collected the above-mentioned pepper sauce sample from a retail outlet in Wan Chai for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. Although the level of sulphur dioxide found to be contained in the pepper sauce sample is below the statutory maximum permitted level, the functional class and the name of the additive were not declared on the food label of the sample. Sulphur dioxide is a preservative which can be used in a variety of foods including dried vegetables, dried fruits, pickled vegetables and salted fish products. Sulphur dioxide is water soluble, and most of it can be removed through washing and cooking. However, susceptible individuals who are allergic to this preservative may experience breathing difficulties, headaches and nausea after consumption.
Remedy / action
- Consumers who are allergic to sulphur dioxide should not consume the concerned product. They should seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after consuming it.
- The CFS has informed the vendor, importer and distributor concerned of the irregularities and instructed them to stop sales and remove from shelves the affected batch of the product.
- The importer and distributor concerned have initiated a recall according to the CFS's instructions.
- The CFS will alert the trade, continue to follow up on the incident and take appropriate action.
- Investigation is ongoing.
- Stop using or selling the affected batch of the product without proper food label immediately.
Pack / batch details August 30, 2028
Recall number / record ID 2024-577
Brand history
Other recalls from this brand or company
No other recalls from this brand or company were found.
Related recalls
Similar recalls
Based on product type and issue labels.
Canada recall notice Wu Xian Zhai brand Vegetable Beef (Sauce) recalled due to undeclared wheat and egg
Food - Allergen - Wheat
View recallImported prepackaged yoghurt product suspected to contain undeclared allergen (gluten)
The imported prepackaged yoghurt product might contain gluten, a known allergen, but it was not declared on the product's food label. Individuals who are intolerant to gluten may develop symptoms like vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and a rash upon consumption.
View recall(Updated on 31 Dec 2024) Undeclared allergen (milk) found in imported bottled coconut drink
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 milk, an allergen, but it was not declared on the product's food label. People who are allergic to milk may have an immunologic response like vomiting, diarrhoea and rash upon consumption of food containing this allergen. In severe cases, anaphylactic shock may even develop. As for other members of the public, generally speaking, they would not be subject to such reactions when the food in question is consumed. The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations (Cap. 132W) require that all prepackaged food for sale in Hong Kong should list out the food ingredients in its list of ingredients. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment.
View recall(Updated on 31 Dec 2024) Undeclared allergen (sulphur dioxide) found in prepackaged scallop-flavoured noodle sample
The CFS conducted follow-up investigations in a supermarket in Sham Shui Po, and found that the scallop-flavoured noodle sample contained sulphur dioxide. Although the sulphur dioxide level is below the maximum permitted level under the Preservatives in Food Regulation (Cap. 132BD), but the functional class and the name of the additive were not declared on the food label. Sulphur dioxide is a preservative which can be used in a variety of foods including dried vegetables, dried fruits, pickled vegetables and salted fish products. Sulphur dioxide is water soluble, and most of it can be removed through washing and cooking. However, susceptible individuals who are allergic to this preservative may experience breathing difficulties, headaches and nausea after consumption.
View recall