Black tea-flavoured ice cream found to contain 140 coliform bacteria per gram, well above threshold of 100

Hong Kong health authorities have issued a food safety alert and suspended imports of a Japanese ice cream product after discovering coliform bacteria levels well above legal limits.

The black tea-flavoured ice cream, branded as Kochi Ice and imported by Shin Tai Ho (Hong Kong) Company, was found to contain 140 coliform bacteria per gram, above the regulated threshold of 100.

The Centre for Food Safety disclosed the findings on Monday following routine testing at the import level under its Food Surveillance Programme.

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