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Further information on duck eggs with Sudan dyes

A spokesman of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau said that according to a report received from the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) this (November 21) afternoon, although the duck eggs from Hubei Shendan Healthy Food Co. Ltd (��the Company��) which were found to contain Sudan dyes were not exported to Hong Kong, a local department store had sold duck eggs from the Company during a food fair. However, these duck eggs were not from the same batch found to contain Sudan dyes in the Mainland.

The spokesman confirmed that about 2,250 duck eggs produced by the Company were available for sale during a food fair organised by the Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Limited in mid October this year. Some 1,000 eggs had been sold and the remaining were all surrendered to CFS.

As a precautionary measure, the CFS has taken samples from the eggs concerned for testing. Results will be available tomorrow,�� the spokesman said.

The CFS has also been informed tonight by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine that eight batches of duck eggs from seven enterprises were found to contain Sudan dyes. (Please refer to the Chinese press release for names of the enterprises.)

Duck eggs from the seven enterprises have not been exported to Hong Kong. The CFS will step up inspection to see if the duck eggs in question are sold in the local market,�� the spokesman said.

"The CFS also advises the trade to stop selling the affected duck eggs from the seven enterprises,�� he said.


Ends/Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 23:37

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