According to a press release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Centre for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today that a sample of pre-packaged cod steak detected that the metallic impurity methylmercury content exceeded legal standards. Product Name: U.S. Alaska Black Cod Steak; Brand: Alaska Seafood; Place of Origin: USA. A spokesperson for the center said, “The center has taken the above samples from an online store for testing through a regular food monitoring plan. The results showed that the methylmercury content of the sample was 0.8 mg per kilogram, which exceeded the legal standard of 0.5 mg per kilogram.” The center knew that the merchants involved would be involved in the above irregularities and ordered them to stop selling and remove the affected batches of products. The importers concerned are carrying out recycling in accordance with the Centre's instructions. The center is tracking the origin of the products concerned.

According to a press release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Centre for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today that a sample of pre-packaged cod steak detected that the metallic impurity methylmercury content exceeded legal standards. Product Name: U.S. Alaska Black Cod Steak; Brand: Alaska Seafood; Country of Origin: USA. A spokesperson for the center said, “The center has taken the above samples from an online store for testing through a regular food monitoring plan. The results showed that the methylmercury content of the sample was 0.8 mg per kilogram, which exceeded the legal standard of 0.5 mg per kilogram.” The center knew that the merchants involved would be involved in the above irregularities and ordered them to stop selling and remove the affected batches of products. The importers concerned are carrying out recycling in accordance with the Centre's instructions. The center is tracking the origin of the products concerned.