Eight of 8,800 food samples have been found to be unsatisfactory in a Centre for Food safety test.
One sample of frozen suckling pig was found to contain Chloramphenicol, a veterinary drug not permitted in food, at a level of 0.0005 parts per million. This level is low and normal consumption of the product with the same level of Chloramphenicol will unlikely pose adverse health effects.
A Swiss roll was found to contain Staphylococcus aureus at a level of 500,000 per gramme. The bacterium can cause gastrointestinal illness. The presence of such a high dose of the bacteria indicated the food manufacturing and handling processes were unhygienic.
Another six samples that failed the test were announced earlier - three samples of preserved fruit (a sour peach, shredded mango and dried grape) and three samples of Lunar New Year food (two bamboo fungi and one sweetened winter melon).
The centre has told the vendors concerned to stop sale of the products.
