The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 3) urged the public not to consume a batch of prepackaged raw milk cheese imported from France due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). The trade should stop using or selling the affected product immediately if they possess it.

     Product details are as follows:

Product name: Mini Camembert Raw Milk Cheese
Brand: Gillot
Place of origin: France
Pack size: 150 grams
Use-by date: September 4, 2025
Batch number: 183511
Importer: City Super Limited

     "The CFS received a notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that the above-mentioned product is under recall due to possible contamination with STEC. According to the information provided by the RASFF, the affected batch of the product has been imported into Hong Kong," a spokesman for the CFS said. 

     Upon learning of the incident, the CFS immediately contacted local importers to follow up. A preliminary investigation found that the above-mentioned importer had imported into Hong Kong the affected batch of the product concerned. The importer has stopped sales, removed from shelves the affected batch of the product concerned and has initiated a recall according to the CFS's instructions. Members of the public may call its hotline at 2736 3866 during office hours with any enquiries about the recall.

     "People will contract STEC-causing gastro-intestinal disease through consumption of contaminated water or undercooked and contaminated foods. Intestinal bleeding and serious complications such as hemolytic uraemic syndrome may also develop in some people," the spokesman said.

     ​The CFS has alerted the trade to the incident, and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. The investigation is ongoing.

Ends/Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:05

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