{"id":1623,"date":"2020-06-03T07:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T23:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgtaste.sg\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2020-07-09T08:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T00:47:23","slug":"recall-of-chang-soda-water-due-to-presence-of-bromate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/03\/recall-of-chang-soda-water-due-to-presence-of-bromate\/","title":{"rendered":"Recall of \u201cChang Soda Water\u201d Due to Presence of Bromate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong><em>Singapore Food Agency (SFA)<\/em><\/strong> has detected the presence of <em>bromate<\/em> in samples of \u201c<strong><em>Chang Soda Water<\/em><\/strong>\u201d. Under the Singapore Food Regulations, food products including bottled water, are not allowed to contain any incidental constituents 1 such as <em>bromate<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"611\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1.png 611w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2 We have directed the importer, <em><strong>Yen Investments Pte Ltd<\/strong><\/em>, to recall the implicated product. The recall is ongoing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 The consumption of excessive levels of <em>bromate<\/em> in food or drinks for a prolonged period of time could result in gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 Consumers who have purchased the implicated product should not consume it. <br><br>Those who have consumed the implicated product and have concerns about their health should seek medical advice. Consumers can contact the importer at thahara@yen.com.sg or 6752 4320 for enquiries and for exchange or refund of the products. <br><br> Issued by the Singapore Food Agency 2 June 2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Potassium <\/em><strong><em>Bromate<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0may be a CARCINOGEN in\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>humans<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0since it has been shown to cause kidney, thyroid, and gastrointestinal\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>cancer<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0in animals. * Many scientists believe there is no\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>safe<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0level of exposure to a carcinogen. Such substances may also have the potential for causing reproductive damage in\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>humans&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><br><br>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/health\/eoh\/rtkweb\/documents\/fs\/1559.pdf\"><em>https:\/\/nj.gov\/health\/eoh\/rtkweb\/documents\/fs\/1559.pdf<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has detected the presence of bromate in samples of \u201cChang Soda Water\u201d. Under the Singapore Food Regulations, food products including bottled water, are not allowed to contain any incidental constituents 1 such as bromate. 2 We have directed the importer, Yen Investments Pte Ltd, to recall the implicated product. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,55],"tags":[205,169],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1625,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623\/revisions\/1625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}