Samples of mooncakes from a local hotel and a Hong Kong-based bakery were found to have excessive levels of a carcinogenic chemical, according to a statement released by the government on Friday.
The statement said that 8.43 microgrammes per kilo of the carcinogenic chemical aflatoxin B1 were found in a sample of mooncakes from Pousada Marina Infante, a 4-star hotel located in Cotai, while 7.48 microgrammes per kilo were found in a sample from Hang Heung Bakery in Hong Kong.
The statement was jointly released by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), Consumer Council (CC) and Health Bureau (SS).
