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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has collected 26 egg samples for testing following recent detection of Sudan dyes in eggs on the Mainland, the Centreˇ¦s Assistant Director (Food Surveillance and Control), Dr Thomas Chung, said today (November 20).
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ§We have followed up the case with the relevant Mainland authorities and understood that the eggs detected with Sudan dyes, which come from a food company in Hubei Province, have not been exported to Hong Kong,ˇ¨ he said.
Dr Chung stressed that there was no cause for undue alarm.
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ§Based on the reported levels of Sudan dyes detected, normal consumption of eggs would not pose any significant health effects,ˇ¨ he said.
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ§Under the food surveillance programme, some 740 egg samples were collected from January 2005 to September 2006 for the testing of various parameters including colouring matters. No non-permitted colours were detected.
ˇ@ˇ@ˇ§The CFS will closely monitor the situation and take appropriate action as necessary,ˇ¨ Dr Chung said.
Ends/Monday, November 20, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:38
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