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SINGAPORE - Two types of mooncakes - Joymom's Musang King Snowskin Mooncake and Fragrance's Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake - were recalled by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) after they were found to contain high levels of bacteria that causes food poiMooncakes recalled due to high levels of bacteria that causes food poisoning
SINGAPORE - Two types of mooncakes - Joymom's Musang King Snowskin Mooncake and Fragrance's Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake - were recalled by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) after they were found to contain high levels of bacteria that causes food poisoning. In a statement on Wednesday (Sept 27), the SFA said that it detected Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in Joymom's Musang King Snowskin Mooncake. The agency also found aflatoxins, a type of toxin produced by fungus, in Fragrance's Single Yolk Lotus Paste Baked Mooncake. Both substances were present at levels exceeding the maximum limits stated in Singapore's food regulations, said the SFA. The importers of the products, Taste Right and Fragrance Foodstuff, were directed by the agency on Wednesday to recall the mooncakes. The recall process is currently ongoing. S. aureus is commonly found in the environment, and on human skin or in noses, and can cause food poisoning when it is introduced into food during the production process, particularly when good hand hygiene is not practised, said SFA. Read more