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South China Morning Post
27-06-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Sweet treat sours: high bacteria count in Hong Kong Godiva dark chocolate ice cream
Hong Kong authorities have ordered a branch of the Belgian luxury chocolatier Godiva to stop selling its dark chocolate soft ice cream. This decision came after a sample was found to have a total bacterial count that was 46 times above the legal limit. The Centre for Food Safety said on Thursday that the sample collected from the shop at Cityplaza in Tai Koo had 2.3 million bacteria per gram – the legal limit is 50,000. 'The centre has informed the vendor involved of the irregularity and instructed it to stop selling and immediately dispose of the affected product,' a spokesman said. 'Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.'
South China Morning Post
27-06-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong orders Godiva to halt dark chocolate ice cream sales over high bacteria count
Hong Kong authorities have ordered a branch of Belgian luxury chocolatier Godiva to halt the sale of its dark chocolate soft ice cream after a sample was found to contain a total bacterial count 46 times above the legal limit. Advertisement The Centre for Food Safety said on Thursday that the sample collected from the shop at Cityplaza in Tai Koo had 2.3 million bacteria per gram – 46 times higher than the legal limit of 50,000. 'The centre has informed the vendor involved of the irregularity and instructed it to stop selling and immediately dispose of the affected product,' a spokesman said. 'Prosecution will be instituted should there be sufficient evidence.' Under the Frozen Confections Regulation, those convicted of selling frozen confections with bacterial levels exceeding the legal limit face a maximum penalty of a fine of HK$10,000 (US$1,273) and three months' imprisonment. The spokesman said the centre had asked Godiva to carry out a thorough cleaning and disinfection. Advertisement He added that the centre had also provided health education on food safety and hygiene to the vendor's representative and staff.
South China Morning Post
19-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong SMEs need all the help they can get to survive US tariffs
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form . Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification Advertisement I am the director of a long-time small business in Hong Kong. The recent US tariffs and elimination of the de minimis shipping exemption have crippled my business, which relies upon shipping our Hong Kong-produced goods to customers in the US. Now that Hongkong Post has done its part in further disrupting Hong Kong's economy by refusing to accept any parcels to the US, I can only hope that things will de-escalate before I am forced to wind down my business and set up operations in another country. In the interim, I call on the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to require all the city's banks to do their part in supporting the city's struggling small and medium-sized enterprises by permanently abolishing the banks' completely unnecessary minimum balance requirements for business accounts. For example, our bank demands that we maintain a HK$100,000 (US$12,900) minimum balance in our account or be hit with punitive fees if it falls below this level. This is totally without justification as the balance in our account has absolutely no impact on the bank's operations or administrative costs. In these very challenging times, it's often the little things that help. Advertisement T. Schmidt, Tai Koo
