The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 11) that a sample of prepackaged milk was found with a colony count exceeding the legal limit. The affected batch of the product has been marked and sealed, and has not entered the market. The CFS is following up on the incident. 

     Product details are as follows: 

Product name: UHT Skimmed Milk 
Brand: Meadows 
Place of origin: Australia 
Volume: 1 litre per pack 
Best-before date: May 29, 2027 
Importer: The Dairy Farm Company Limited
Manufactured by: Nature's Dairy Australia Pty Ltd
     
     "The CFS collected the above-mentioned sample at the import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme. The test results showed that the sample contained a colony count of 10 or more, exceeding the legal limit under the Milk Regulation (Cap. 132 AQ)," a spokesman for the CFS said. 

     The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the irregularities. An investigation revealed that the affected batch of the product is still stored in the importer's warehouse. It has not entered the local market. The CFS will temporarily suspend the permission granted earlier to the importer to import the product concerned for sale. Other types of similar products of the same brand being sold in the market are not affected. 
      
     "The fact that the colony count exceeds the legal limit indicates unsatisfactory hygienic conditions, but does not mean it would lead to food poisoning," the spokesman added. 

     The CFS will continue to follow up the incident to safeguard food safety and public health. 

Ends/Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:35

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