Imported frozen confection samples detected with coliform bacteria and total bacterial counts exceeding legal limits
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Product details are as follows:
Product name: Musang King Durian Gelato
Brand: Durian Baby
Place of origin: Malaysia
Pack size: 75 grams per box
Importer: DB & FRIENDS (HK) LIMITED
Best-before date: September 26, 2027
Product name: D24 Durian Gelato
Brand: Durian Baby
Place of origin: Malaysia
Pack size: 75 grams per box
Importer: DB & FRIENDS (HK) LIMITED
Best-before date: September 18, 2027
A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected samples of the two kinds of frozen confections mentioned above at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that two samples of the Musang King Durian Gelato contained 130 and 140 coliform bacteria per gram respectively, whereas five samples of the D24 Durian Gelato contained coliform bacteria ranging between 210 and 7 200 per gram and total bacterial counts ranging between 84 000 and 160 000 per gram. All are above the legal limits."
"The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the above irregularities. The affected products have all been marked and sealed, and have not entered the market. The CFS will temporarily suspend the permission to import for sale of the products concerned granted earlier to the importer," the spokesman said.
Under the Frozen Confections Regulation (Cap. 132AC), frozen confections for sale should not contain more than 100 coliform bacteria per gram or more than 50 000 bacteria per gram. The maximum penalty for offenders is a fine of $10,000 and three months' imprisonment upon conviction. The fact that the coliform count and the total bacterial count exceeded the legal limit indicated that the hygienic conditions were unsatisfactory, but did not mean that consumption would lead to food poisoning.
The CFS will inform the Malaysian authority of the incident, and will continue to follow up on the case and take appropriate actions to safeguard food safety and public health.
Ends/Friday, May 15, 2026
Issued at HKT 19:40
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