Hong Kong Authorities Slam Mishi Ice City for Excessive Bacterial Content in Frozen Desserts
Recently, a popular Chinese dessert chain, Mishi Ice City, has been embroiled in a food safety controversy in Hong Kong. On June 9, the Hong Kong government's food safety center announced that a frozen dessert sample from a Mishi Ice City store in Sha Tin's Lucky Plaza had excessive levels of E. coli and total bacterial count, exceeding the legal limits. The sample contained 170 E. coli bacteria per gram, and a total bacterial count of 75,000 per gram, far exceeding the legal limits of 100 E. coli bacteria and 50,000 total bacteria per gram.