E-News on 18.11.2020

致食物安全電子資訊訂閱者： Dear E-news recipients, 以下資訊已上載到食物安全中心（中心）網站： News on the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) online : 給冷凍食品處理人員就預防 2019 冠狀病毒病的健康建議 Health Advice for Frozen Food Handlers on the Prevention of COVID-19 因應中國內地從進口冷凍食品的包裝檢測並分離出存活的 2019 冠狀病毒，經常處理冷凍食品的人員須注意相關的感染風險。食物安全中心建議冷凍食品處理人員從個人衞生、個人防護裝備、環境衞生及保持社交距離等多方面著手採取措施，以減低處理冷凍食品時感染 2019 冠狀病毒病（COVID-19）的風險。 In view of the detection and isolation of live SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus from the outer packaging of imported frozen food in mainland China, people frequently handling frozen food should be alert of the relevant risk of infection. The Centre for Food Safety recommends frozen food handlers to adopt the measures on personal hygiene, personal protection equipment, environmental hygiene and physical distancing to minimise the risk of infecting COVID-19 when handling frozen food. 有關更多給冷凍食品處理人員就預防 2019 冠狀病毒病的健康建議的資訊，可瀏覽: For more information on Health Advice for Frozen Food Handlers on the Prevention of COVID-19, please visit: https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/whatsnew/whatsnew_fstr/files/Health_advice_for_frozen_food_handlers_on_the_prevention_of_COVID_r.pdf 分離「蟲」來不易 Not Easy to Keep Insect Fragments Away 食物在生產過程中有可能受到外來物質的污染，部分外來物(例如金屬、塑膠或玻璃碎片)會為消費者帶來嚴重的健康風險，可能令市民進食時受傷。另一方面，� ��些外來物屬食物品質問題，影響消費者的觀感，但不會對消費構成健康風險，可被視為「食品缺憾」。其中一種可能出現的「食品缺憾」是穀類製品中而肉眼看不見的輕質異物，當中以微細的昆蟲碎片較為常見。這些昆蟲碎片一般來自收割穀物時一併被收集的微細昆蟲，即使生產商已採取措施清除，但仍可能有「漏網之蟲」。這些微細昆蟲在其後的加工過程中被磨成極細的碎片，成為穀類產品輕質異物。 Food may be contaminated with foreign substances during manufacturing processes.  Some of them would pose severe health risk and some would not. Foreign substances such as metal pieces, plastic substance or glass fragments may pose severe health hazards to consumers upon consumption.  Some other foreign substances are of a ‘food defect’, but may result in consumers’ negative perception on the food products. This concerns the quality of the food rather than food safety.  An example of the ‘food defects’ is the presence of light filths, such as tiny insect fragments, which are invisible to the naked eyes in cereal products. These fragments usually come from the tiny insects which are mixed into the produce during harvesting. Although the manufacturers have adopted prevention measures, it is still not practical to keep all tiny insects away. The insects will be ground into much smaller pieces on further processing and in turn become light filths in the final products. 雖然這類輕質異物一般不會影響健康，但始終或會影響消費者的觀感。中心提醒業界有責任檢視及完善食品的生產程序，盡量減少輕質異物的數量。此外，市民應向可靠及商譽良好的商店選購食物，並根據食物標籤上的儲存說明存放食物，不要購買無遮蓋的食物或有異樣或異味的食物。如果發現食物有異物或品� �問題，可先向售賣的商店溝通，或致電政府熱線1823投訴。 Although these light filths generally will not be harmful to people, this may affect consumers’ perception on the food products. The CFS advises the trade to review and further improve their food manufacturing process in order to minimise the quantity of light filths therein.  Consumers should purchase food products from the reliable retail outlets with sound reputation. The food products should be properly stored according to the storage advice on the food label.  Consumers should also pay attention to the conditions of food, and should not buy exposed food and food which appears and smells abnormal.  If the food is suspected to have foreign substances or quality problem, consumers may approach the retailers or call at 1823 in case of complaints. 詳情請參閱以下網頁： Please visit the webpage for details: https://m.facebook.com/cfs.hk 2020年9月份食物安全報告 Food Safety Report for September 2020 中心每月公布「食物安全報告」，分享食物監測結果，令市民可適時獲得最新的食物安全資訊。 To deliver the latest food safety information timely to the public, the CFS announces the monthly “Food Safety Report”, sharing the food surveillance results. 有關之新聞公報請瀏覽以下網頁： Please visit the webpage for related press release: 中文： https://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/press/20201030_8215.html English: https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/press/20201030_8215.html      大閘蟹時令食品調查結果 CFS announce s results of seasonal food surveillance project on hairy crabs 中心公布最近完成一項有關大閘蟹的時令食品調查結果，八十二個樣本全部通過檢測。 The CFS announced that the results of a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project hairy crabs. The results of 82 samples tested were all satisfactory. 詳情請參閱以下網頁： Please visit the webpage for details: 中文： https://www.cfs.gov.hk/tc_chi/press/20201113_8251.html English: https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/press/20201113_8251.html   食物安全中心 Centre for Food Safety   如要檢視網站版本，請按此。 Please click here to view the web page version. 版權所有 不得轉載 © 2020 食物安全中心 如要取消訂閱，請按此。 Copyright © 2020 Centre for Food Safety. All rights reserved. If you want to unsubscribe, please click here.