The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public in a statement yesterday not to feed babies a US-made, pre-packed baby food under the brand name “Gerber”, which may cause choking in infants.
The statement did not say whether the products of the problematic batch are being sold in Macau, and neither did it specify the reason why it caused choking.
According to the statement, the bureau was informed by the Centre for Food Safety of Hong Kong about the three problematic foods – the Gerber Soothe ‘N’ Chew Teething Sticks – Strawberry Apple and the Gerber Soothe ‘N’ Chew Teething Sticks – Banana, which weigh 90 grams, as well as the 45-gram pack of the latter one.
The bureau said that it had issued at once an alert to the local food trade and dispatched officials to inspect the market, and urged consumers to stop using the products immediately if they are in possession of any of them, adding that shops should also immediately cease supplying or selling the products if they have them on their shelves.
Anyone who has food-related enquiries may call the IAM’s Food Safety Hotline on 2833 8181.
This undated file photo provided by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) yesterday shows one of the problematic products under the US brand of “Gerber”.
