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In response to media enquiries about the recall of chicken drink products in the US, a spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said today (March 15):
"The US authorities are recalling chicken drink products as they do not meet poultry products inspection or poultry exemption requirements in the US. The authorities classified this as a Class II recall in which there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
"The CFS has contacted the local importor and understands that the products being recalled in the United States carry different batch numbers from the products currently available in Hong Kong. The Centre is closely monitoring the situation and will liaise closely with the US authorities for more information."
Ends/Sunday, March 15, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:01
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