If you’re a living, breathing Singaporean, you probably have a secret storeroom or compartment in your house to hide all the items you stockpiled over the last few months.
Reader: *starts sweating* Why would… why would you think such a crazy thing?
I can literally see five rolls of toilet paper sticking out under your sofa.
Reader: Fair enough
But what you don’t know is that buried under your instant noodle packets and rolls of toilet paper are some food products that could potentially make you poop some of your vital organs out.
If you’ve recently purchased some mushroom products, you might want to go through that room full of secret items right now.
5 Mushroom Products Recalled in S’pore Due to High Levels of Sulphur Dioxide
Five mushroom products are being recalled here after they were shown to contain excessive levels of sulphur dioxide, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) in a statement.
If eaten, it could potentially induce allergic reactions.
According to the SFA, the five products are:
- Batches of “Jia Peng Dried Stinkhorn without cap and net” and “Long Heishan Dried Stinkhorn with cap and net“, imported from China by M&G Supplies, with best before October 2020 dates
- Batches of “Fei Long Pai” bamboo fungus, imported from Hong Kong by Bing Sheng, with best before June 13, 2021 dates
- “Long Teng Pai” bamboo fungus, imported from China by Yuan Sang, with best before Dec 30, 2020, dates
- All batches of “Hong Ma” bamboo fungus, imported by Teck Sang
- Two brands of bamboo fungus, “Xiong Mao Pai” and “Fei Long Pai” were imported from China by Guangdong Import & Export and Teck Sang respectively
According to The Straits Times, all batches of the “Xiong Mao Pai” brand are affected by the recall, while those “Fei Long Pai” batches with best before Nov 18, 2021 dates are affected.
Why Are Sulphites In Food Dangerous?
According to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, sulphites are actually widely used as preservatives and antioxidant additives in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
They also occur naturally in drinks like fermented beverages and wines.
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But when those who are hypersensitive to sulphites are exposed to it, it can lead to a host of adverse effects ranging from skin problems and diarrhoea to life-threatening anaphylactic and asthmatic reactions.
What To Do If You Purchased The Products
If you’ve purchased any of the products listed above, there’s no need to panic and throw them and yourself out the window.
Just avoid consuming them, no matter how tasty they look.
You can also contact the importers for enquiries and for an exchange or refund.
But if you’ve already eaten the mushroom products and feel unwell after, please seek medical attention immediately.
In March, SFA recalled a bread product by a German manufacturer after black foreign matter was found in it.
With Singaporeans buying more food products than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like the SFA will have to work overtime to prevent us from putting dangerous substances in our bodies.
Maybe that’s why bubble tea shops were closed after all?
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