According to a press release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Centre for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on July 29 that the Centre continues to actively follow up on a batch of cases where the lead content in infant formula exceeded the standard announced by the Macao authorities earlier. A spokesperson for the Centre said that the Centre has immediately stepped up sampling of infant formula. Over the past four days, the Centre has sampled more than 50 infant formula products on the market for lead content testing, including 11 batches of Royal Metholone 1. There have been no cases where the lead content exceeds the legal standard in Hong Kong, that is, no more than 0.01 mg per kilogram. The spokesperson also said that the center will continue to sample infant formula on the market and will continue to closely monitor developments to ensure food safety. The spokesperson pointed out that excessive intake of lead in children over a long period of time can cause damage to the nervous system and affect brain development. For an individual batch that was collected earlier; best before this date: September 30, 2007; batch: 1W07KPJ), the Centre has dispatched personnel to inspect various retail locations to ensure that the affected batch of products has been removed from the shelves to ensure food safety. The Centre once again urges the public not to allow infants and young children to consume this affected batch of products. If infants are found to be unwell after consumption, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible. The Centre has taken the initiative to meet with the importers concerned earlier to urge them to properly handle the recycling of the products concerned. The importer concerned is recalling the affected batch of infant formula.

According to a press release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Centre for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said on July 29 that the Centre continues to actively follow up on a batch of cases where the lead content in infant formula exceeded the standard announced by the Macao authorities earlier. A spokesperson for the Centre said that the Centre has immediately stepped up sampling of infant formula. Over the past four days, the Centre has sampled more than 50 infant formula products on the market for lead content testing, including 11 batches of Royal Metholone 1. There have been no cases where the lead content exceeds the legal standard in Hong Kong, that is, no more than 0.01 mg per kilogram. The spokesperson also said that the center will continue to sample infant formula on the market and will continue to closely monitor developments to ensure food safety. The spokesperson pointed out that excessive intake of lead in children over a long period of time can cause damage to the nervous system and affect brain development. For an individual batch that was collected earlier; best before this date: September 30, 2007; batch: 1W07KPJ), the Centre has dispatched personnel to inspect various retail locations to ensure that the affected batch of products has been removed from the shelves to ensure food safety. The Centre once again urges the public not to allow infants and young children to consume this affected batch of products. If infants are found to be unwell after consumption, they should seek medical attention as soon as possible. The Centre has taken the initiative to meet with the importers concerned earlier to urge them to properly handle the recycling of the products concerned. The importer concerned is recalling the affected batch of infant formula.