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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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December 11, 2008
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Food safety
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Alert issued on tainted baby food
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Centre for Food Safety

People should not feed babies a batch of Hipp's fruit pur�e with banana and apricot baby food which may contain the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the Centre for Food Safety urges.

 

The affected product is marked with 'L35655' on jars and has a a use-by date of December 31.

 

The centre has asked the trade not to sell the product after Norwegian authorities issued a warning on it.

 

Eating food containing the bacterium can cause botulism - a life-threatening illness - or death.