DH continues to follow up on health condition of infants who have consumed powdered infant formula found with lead possibly exceeding limit
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The DH received notification from the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on July 25 night that the product "Frisolac Prestige Stage 1 Infant Formula" (batch number: 1W07KPJ) was found by the Macao authority with lead possibly exceeding its permissible levels. The CFS is stepping up the surveillance of powdered infant and young children formula in the market and will continue to closely monitor the recall of the related product. No other batches of the relevant product have been found to have excessive lead content so far.
In response to the incident, the DH set up a telephone hotline (2125 1199) starting from yesterday (July 26). From 3pm yesterday to 4pm today, a total of 276 telephone enquiries were received, mainly regarding the health conditions of infants. The Maternal and Child Health Centres also received six related enquiries today. Staff have provided advice based on individual circumstances. As at 6.30pm today, the DH has referred a total of 137 cases to the Hospital Authority for follow up. The hotline will continue to operate from 9am to 6pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays), to answer public enquiries relating to the health conditions of infants and the switching of milk formula.
The DH again reminded the public not to let infants and young children consume the affected batch of the product. If infants and young children feel unwell after consuming the product concerned or if parents are in doubt, they should seek advice from healthcare professionals as soon as possible.
Ends/Monday, July 27, 2026
Issued at HKT 19:53
Issued at HKT 19:53
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