The Centre for Food Safety has ordered a recall and urges people not to consume smoked salmon from Polyfood Food Service that was manufactured in Hong Kong on March 17 as it may be contaminated with listeria.
The manufacturer processed and packaged raw salmon from Norway under different brands and sold out its stock. The salmon is sold in packs of 100g, 200g and 227g and has due dates of April 2 and April 9.
The centre ordered the recall after Macau authorities notified it of the contamination. It is tracing the distribution details. Since the salmon has been sold under different brands, the centre urges those who purchased any smoked salmon after March 17 to check the manufacturer's name and use-by dates. If in doubt, they should not consume the salmon.
The centre is alerting the trade of the incident and asking them to stop using or selling affected products. It has also taken product samples from different batches from the manufacturer for testing.
For questions about the recall, consumers can call Polyfood on 2898 9962 during office hours.
Listeria can be destroyed by cooking, but can survive and multiply when refrigerated. Most healthy people who eat listeria-contaminated foods will have only mild symptoms including fever, muscle pain, headache, nausea and stomach upset. It can cause severe complications in people with weaker immune systems, including newborns and the elderly.
The centre’s investigation continues.
