The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that three batches of French-made jam products under the brand of “Bonne Maman” have possibly been contaminated with mould, urging the public to stop eating the product.
According to Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA), the statement noted, the problematic products consist of 225 grams of jam with a best-before date of 2026.04.30, namely the brand’s Blueberry Jam, Chestnut Cream, and Raspberry Jam.
The statement underlined that the bureau has alerted the local food sector about the issue, while having dispatched its officials to inspect the retail market to prevent the problematic products from being sold.
The bureau also urged the retail food sector, which may have the product in stock, to take the initiative to remove it from their shelves while notifying the bureau for possible follow-up.
Pharma bureau recalls a batch of TCM drink with excessive Cadusafos
In addition, the Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) said in a statement yesterday that the Hong Kong Health Department has announced recently that the decoction pieces of a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Round Leaf Chastetree or Beach Vitex Fruit (찰荊綾), were found to contain Cadusafos exceeding the limit, because of which the bureau has ordered drug importers to recall the product.
According to the statement, the problematic product, with the batch number of 241108, was exported to Macau last December for sale in local TCM pharmacies and clinics.
Round Leaf Chastetree or Beach Vitex Fruit is the mature fruit of Vitex rotundifolia. In TCM, according to DeepSeek, the fruit and leaves of Vitex rotundifolia are used for their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and hormone regulation properties. They are used to treat headaches, fever, and skin conditions.
Cadusafos is a chemical insecticide and nematicide often used against parasitic nematode populations. It is used on food crops such as tomatoes, bananas and chickpeas. The compound is highly toxic to nematodes, earthworms and birds but poses no carcinogenic risk to humans, according to Wikipedia.
This file photo provided by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) yesterday shows the French-made jam products under the brand of “Bonne Maman”possibly contaminated with mould.
This file photo provided by the Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) yesterday shows the Round Leaf Chastetree or Beach Vitex Fruit (찰荊綾) used in TCM.
