Issue Date |
2012-04-03 |
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Source of Information |
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) |
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Food Product |
Green tea leaves |
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Product name and Description |
Product details are as follows:
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Reason For Issuing Alert |
A green tea leaves sample, imported from Japan and collected from a local retail outlet during surveillance, was detected with low radioactivity levels, but did not exceed the guideline levels of the Codex Alimentarius Commission |
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Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety |
- As a precautionary measure, the CFS has contacted the local importer/retailer. |
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Advice to the Trade |
- The vendor concerned has voluntarily suspended sale, initiated a free exchange of the affected batch of the product, and set up a telephone hotline. |
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Advice to Consumers |
The total internal dose for radioactive substances from consuming the green tea leaves sample for one year is far less than the radiation dose received during a chest X-ray examination and would not pose adverse health effects. |
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Further Information |
Consumers may enquire about the exchange arrangement by calling the vendor’s telephone hotline during office hours: 2885 0331 |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2012-04-03