Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations:

Please broadcast the following special announcement immediately, and repeat it at frequent intervals:

     “Due to the issuing of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3, the Social Welfare Department advises members of the public not to take their children or family members to centres providing after school care programmes or elderly services centres. Members of the public who have the need for the services mentioned may contact the centres or service units concerned and confirm their operation hours in advance.”

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 7) urged members of the public not to consume a batch of bottled alcoholic drink imported from Japan due to potential risk of leakage and bottle breakage. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it.

     Details of the product are as follows:

Product name: Mikan Liqueur
Brand: KAGURA
Place of origin: Japan
Volume: 720 ml
Best before date: May 31, 2024
Importer: City Super Limited
 
     A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS received a notification from the importer that the above-mentioned product may have a risk of leakage due to an increase in pressure inside the bottle. The importer confirmed that it had imported into Hong Kong the affected batch of the product concerned, and has therefore voluntarily initiated a recall as a precautionary measure.”

     Risk assessment of the CFS showed that the increase of pressure inside the bottle may pose a risk of bottle breakage.

     The spokesman said that the importer concerned has voluntarily stopped sales, removed the affected product from shelves and initiated a recall. Members of the public may call the hotline of the importer at 2736 3866 during office hours for enquiries about the recall.

     The spokesman urged members of the public not to consume the affected batch of the product if they have purchased any. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it.

     The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, continue to follow up and take appropriate action. Investigation is ongoing.

     The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (September 20) alerted members of the public to fraudulent calls and SMS messages purportedly made or issued by the department.

     The SWD has recently received enquiries from members of the public on voice calls in pre-recorded format claimed to be made by the SWD about an important notice on subsidy application documents.

     In addition, some members of the public had earlier informed the department that they had received SMS messages purportedly issued by the department about the collection of an anti-epidemic subsidy. The SMS messages provide weblinks directed to a fake SWD website which attempts to obtain public’s personal information.

     The SWD clarified that it had neither made the voice calls nor issued the SMS messages in question. The cases have been referred to the Hong Kong Police Force for investigation. When receiving unidentified voice calls and messages, members of the public should stay alert. They should also refrain from disclosing any personal information and visiting any suspicious websites. Elderly people in the family should be reminded to stay alert against deception.

     Anyone who has provided his or her personal information during unidentified voice calls or to any suspicious websites should contact the Police. For enquiries, please call the SWD’s hotline at 2343 2255.

     The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 17) urged the public not to consume a kind of goat cheese imported from France because the product might have been contaminated with metallic foreign bodies. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batches of the product immediately if they possess them.

     Product details are as follows:

Product name: CASINO STE MAURE GOAT LOG 200G

Brand: CASINO

Place of origin: France

Net weight: 200 grams

Use by date: Any date between September 25, 2022 to October 10, 2022

Importer: PNS FRESH INTERNATIONAL

Distributor: PARKnSHOP (HK) Limited

     A spokesman for the CFS said, “The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Commission that the above-mentioned batches of product might have been contaminated with metallic foreign bodies. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted local importer for follow-up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batches of the product concerned.”

     The importer/distributor concerned has stopped sales, removed from shelves the affected product and has initiated a recall according to the CFS’s instructions. Members of the public may call the hotline of the importer/distributor at 2690 0948 during office hours for enquiries.

     The spokesman urged members of the public not to consume the affected batches of the product if they have bought it. The trade should also stop using or selling the product concerned immediately.

     The CFS will alert the trade to the incident, continue to follow up and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.