Pasta bugs, plastic salt and ice cream bacteria: 2020’s top food scares in Hong Kong


HONG KONG, Dec 26 (SCMP):While health became one of the top concerns in Hong Kong as it battled the Covid-19 pandemic, the consumer watchdog in 2020 also issued multiple warnings over harmful substances people might be ingesting and misleading nutritional information.

The Consumer Council found some dried pasta sold in the city contained insect fragments and pesticide residue, while various levels of metallic contaminants were discovered in certain canned fish products and salt.

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