Food safety recall round-up 17-23 February 2017
Listeria in roast beef
Hong Kong: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong has urged the public not to consume a batch of roast beef as it might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Roast beef branded Leo’s Fine Food and manufactured by Leo’s Fine Food Co has best before 27 February.
A spokesman said it collected the sample from an online shop for testing under its Food Surveillance Programme.
"The test result showed that the sample contained Listeria monocytogenes. The CFS has informed the vendor of the test result and instructed it to stop sale of the affected batch of the product and initiate a recall," he said.
"The manufacturer has suspended its production temporarily to carry out thorough cleaning and disinfection. According to the distribution record of the vendor, the affected batch of the product has been sold to four clients."