Singapore food safety authorites have recalled a pepper prodcut from Indonesia with excessive levels of bacteria. The Crab Brand Black Pepper Seed product was found to contain excessive levels of a bacterium that causes food poisoning, the Singapore Food Agency said on Tuesday, Channel News Asia reports. The product was imported from Indonesia by Siem Trading, which has been directed to recall all the implicated products. The agency said the foodborne bacterium was detected during a routine sampling of the product and the levels found exceeded the microbiological standards stated in the Singapore Food Regulations. Called bacillus cereus, the bacterium can be found in soil, vegetation and in the intestinal tracts of insects and animals.

Source: The Standard December 23, 2020 07:41 UTC