Food Safety Recall round-up 13-19 October
High bacterial counts in milk
Hong Kong: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has said five samples of bottled pasteurised milk of the same batch imported from New Zealand were detected with total bacterial counts exceeding the legal limit.
The concerned batch did not enter the market and has been destroyed.
Pure Fresh FULL CREAM MILK branded Therealmilkco 225mL per bottle and 1L with date 22 October manufactured by Green Valley Dairies and imported by The Dairy Farm Company is affected.
A CFS spokesman said: "The test results showed that the total bacterial counts of the three samples of 225mL pack ranged between 24,000,000 per mL and 28,000,000 per mL while those of the two samples of 1L pack were 17,000,000 per mL and 20,000,000 per mL.
"According to the Milk Regulation (Cap 132 AQ), milk after heat treatment by means of pasteurisation should not contain more than 30,000 bacteria per millilitre."
The spokesman added the total bacterial counts indicated the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory but did not mean it would lead to food poisoning.
CFS has temporarily suspended the permission to import the product concerned. Other types of the same brand of milk product are not affected.
