| Issue Date | 2012-11-19 |
| Source of Information | Centre for Food Safety |
| Food Product | Infant Formula |
| Product name and Description | Product Name: ORGANIC Echo Brand Les Viva Infant milk powder (for 0 - 12 months) |
| Distributor/importer: ORGANIC ECHO LIMITED | |
| Net weight: 800 grams | |
| Best before date: September 6, 2013 | |
| Batch: CPF0212064 | |
| Reason For Issuing Alert | 1. Testing results showed that the concerned infant formula has protein and potassium content exceeding the standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. |
| 2. Excessive intake of potassium or protein may increase the renal load of infants, posing a health risk to them as their kidney function is not fully developed. | |
| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | 1. The Centre has informed the concerned distributor/importer the results and learned that the company had imported two batches of the product, but none has been put on sale at the retail outlets. The distributor/importer has already stopped sale of the concerned product and initiated a voluntary recall. |
| 2. The CFS has also notified the concerned regulatory authorities of the place of manufacturing for their follow-up as required. | |
| Advice to the Trade | Stop selling the affected products. |
| Advice to Consumers | 1. Those who have purchased the concerned product should stop feeding their infants with them and switch to other infant formulae or consider breastfeeding. |
| 2.If parents who have fed their infants with the products mentioned above have doubts about their infants' health, they should consult medical professionals. | |
| 3. Consumers may call the distributor/importer’s hotline: 3542 5626 for enquiries about recall arrangements. |
