Discomfort after eating online-bought fresh fish slices, Penghu Health Bureau seizes products for inspection
After consumers experienced severe allergies leading to hospitalization from eating "fresh fish slices" purchased online, the Penghu Health Bureau conducted surprise inspections, seized 162 packages of the product, and urged upstream traceability to ensure food safety.
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(Central News Agency Penghu 16th) After consuming "fresh fish slices" purchased online, some people experienced allergies and other discomforts. The Penghu County Health Bureau today dispatched personnel to conduct surprise inspections on consignment shops and Penghu agents, seizing the products for testing.
The Penghu Health Bureau discovered that after people bought "fresh fish slice" local specialties online and consumed them, they developed severe seafood allergies and were hospitalized. Based on "environmental inspection" procedures, they went to consignment shops and Penghu agents for surprise inspections, seized the products for testing, and simultaneously requested the Kaohsiung City Health Bureau to trace the upstream factory's production process.
The Penghu Health Bureau dispatched personnel today to check the inventory status of related food products, finding that businesses had removed and sealed 162 packages of products. Six packages were sampled on-site for testing. Once the test results are available, follow-up actions and management will be carried out in accordance with the hygiene standards of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. Before the investigation is clarified, sales are temporarily prohibited.
The Penghu Health Bureau reminds the public that packaged foods containing 10 categories of allergens and their products—such as crustaceans, mangoes, peanuts, milk, goat's milk, eggs, tree nuts, sesame, gluten-containing grains, soybeans, and fish—must clearly indicate warning information about the presence of allergenic contents on the product's container or outer packaging. Consumers with allergies should read the packaging labels carefully to ensure safe consumption.
Penghu Health Bureau Director Chen Shu-chuan stated that according to Article 28 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, food labeling and advertising must not be false. Violators will be fined between NT$40,000 and NT$4,000,000 in accordance with Article 45 of the same act. Businesses must correctly label the place of origin and should not defy the law. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150416
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The Penghu Health Bureau discovered that after people bought "fresh fish slice" local specialties online and consumed them, they developed severe seafood allergies and were hospitalized. Based on "environmental inspection" procedures, they went to consignment shops and Penghu agents for surprise inspections, seized the products for testing, and simultaneously requested the Kaohsiung City Health Bureau to trace the upstream factory's production process.
The Penghu Health Bureau dispatched personnel today to check the inventory status of related food products, finding that businesses had removed and sealed 162 packages of products. Six packages were sampled on-site for testing. Once the test results are available, follow-up actions and management will be carried out in accordance with the hygiene standards of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. Before the investigation is clarified, sales are temporarily prohibited.
The Penghu Health Bureau reminds the public that packaged foods containing 10 categories of allergens and their products—such as crustaceans, mangoes, peanuts, milk, goat's milk, eggs, tree nuts, sesame, gluten-containing grains, soybeans, and fish—must clearly indicate warning information about the presence of allergenic contents on the product's container or outer packaging. Consumers with allergies should read the packaging labels carefully to ensure safe consumption.
Penghu Health Bureau Director Chen Shu-chuan stated that according to Article 28 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation, food labeling and advertising must not be false. Violators will be fined between NT$40,000 and NT$4,000,000 in accordance with Article 45 of the same act. Businesses must correctly label the place of origin and should not defy the law. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150416
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