MANILA, Philippines- A Philippine-made biscuit product tested positive for melamine in Hong Kong, the Chinese territory's Centre for Food Safety (CFS) disclosed Saturday.
The CFS website said Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers (Blueberry Cream Sandwich) was found to contain 3.2 parts per million (ppm) melamine.
"We have informed the food trade of the test results and asked them to stop selling the products with unsatisfactory results. We have also sent warning letters to the retailers and the importers concerned. The CFS will take out prosecution if there is sufficient evidence," it said in a press statement.
The sample tested was a big pack (270grams) containing 10small individual packs, with expiry date Dec. 5, 2008. The level of melamine detected was 3.2 ppm.
CFS said the Philippine-made biscuit product was one of two food products found "unsatisfactory" during tests for melamine.
Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers, with its sales and marketing office located in Novaliches, Quezon City, exports cracker, biscuits and cookies under several trade names to Asia and other countries. Its major brand is Sunflower Crackers.
The other was Select Fresh Brown Eggs (Extra Large, 6 Pieces, wiwth Expiry Date: Oct. 25, 2008). The level of melamine detected was 4.7ppm.
Under Hong Kong's Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2008, the legal limit for melamine in the concerned products is 2.5ppm.
On the other hand, the CFS said the US Food and Drug Administration said the safety reference value (tolerable daily intake) for melamine is 0.63mg per kg of body weight per day.
For children under the age of three years, who are more sensitive to melamine, the TDI for melamine is 0.32mg per kg of body weight per day.
"On the sample of 'Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers (Blueberry Cream Sandwich)' which was detected with a melamine level of 3.2ppm, the spokesman said a child weighing 10kg (about three years old) would have to eat about 1kg (about 4 big packs, i.e. 37 small individual packs) of the product a day to reach the TDI. An adult with average body weight of 60kg would need to consume about 11.81kg (about 44 big packs, i.e. 437 small individual packs) of the product a day before reaching the TDI," the CFS said.
"Based on the levels detected, people are advised to stop consuming the products concerned," the CFS spokesman added. - GMANews.TV
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Other Croley Foods products tested negative
CFS also indicated in its latest release that 75 of the 77 samples of milk, eggs, biscuits, cakes and cake mixes it has tested provided “satisfactory results” in its examinations, including other products of Croley Foods.
The Croley Foods products which tested satisfactorily in the CFS examinations were Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers (Mango Cream Sandwich) Net Weight. 270g (Expiry Date:21/7/2009), Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers (Chicken Flavor) Net Weight. 250g/8.8oz (10 Packs x 25g) (Expiry Date:30/4/2009), Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers (Orange Cream Sandwich) Net Weight. 270g (Expiry Date:30/4/2009), and Croley Foods Sunflower Crackers (Strawberry Cream Sandwich) Net Weight. 270g (Expiry Date:21/7/2009).
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