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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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October 18, 2008
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Surveillance

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Excessive melamine found in mini crackers
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Centre for Food Safety

The Centre for Food Safety today confirmed two samples of Munchy's mini crackers contained excessive melamine. The trade has been asked to stop selling them.

 

The two products were Munchy's Mini Crackers with Peanut Butter and Munchy's Mini Crackers with Cheese Cream. Both were 45g packs with an expiry date of July 15, 2009. The melamine levels in the samples were 5.4ppm and 3.8ppm.

 

The legal limit for melamine in the concerned products is 2.5ppm.

 

People can call the centre's hotline, 2381 6096, for more information on the products from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and 9am to 1pm on Saturday.