11 Taiwan food products recalled
A total of 11 starch-based food products from Taiwan have been taken off shop shelves after they tested positive for maleic acid, an unapproved food additive.
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said yesterday that most of the affected products are tapioca starch balls used in the preparation of bubble-tea beverages.
The products include Hong brand tapioca starch, Ting Long tapioca pearls and Sun Chi brand noodles.
AVA said it has informed the importers of the affected products to "withdraw them from sale immediately and withdrawal has been completed". Consumers who have bought these products should either return them to the retailer or discard them.
Last week, AVA said that Sunright brand tapioca balls have been recalled as it was found by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration to have traces of maleic acid.
AVA said it then conducted tests on 66 other similar food products from Taiwan, and maleic acid was present in 11 of them. Long-term consumption of high levels of maleic acid can cause kidney damage, it said.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
A total of 11 starch-based food products from Taiwan have been taken off shop shelves after they tested positive for maleic acid, an unapproved food additive.
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said yesterday that most of the affected products are tapioca starch balls used in the preparation of bubble-tea beverages.
The products include Hong brand tapioca starch, Ting Long tapioca pearls and Sun Chi brand noodles.
AVA said it has informed the importers of the affected products to "withdraw them from sale immediately and withdrawal has been completed". Consumers who have bought these products should either return them to the retailer or discard them.
Last week, AVA said that Sunright brand tapioca balls have been recalled as it was found by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration to have traces of maleic acid.
AVA said it then conducted tests on 66 other similar food products from Taiwan, and maleic acid was present in 11 of them. Long-term consumption of high levels of maleic acid can cause kidney damage, it said.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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