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Hong Kong baby food producer recalls pastas over rice weevil scare
['Danny Mok']
South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong baby food producer has voluntarily recalled several products from store shelves as a precaution after parents and online users raised concerns that they might contain rice weevils.
Baby Basic on Wednesday said the recall covered “instant baby congee – konbu salmon”, with an expiry date of June 22, 2027, and three varieties of its “instant rice-shaped pasta”: salmon and cream, tomato and chicken, and vegetable and beef.
It also suspended production of all three pasta varieties.
The recall was initiated after the company received a report involving the vegetable and beef flavour of the instant rice-shaped pasta, which was suspected of containing the weevils.
Baby Basic stressed that the recall was a precautionary measure intended to reassure parents, adding that government food-safety tests had not confirmed any health risks.