Paper Talk: Big waves on Japan seabed boost prices of dried scallops in Hong Kong
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Sunday, Sing Tao Daily
Big waves on Japan seabed boost prices of dried scallops
Prices of festival dried seafood for the coming Lunar New Year have been volatile. Dried scallops from Japan, for example, have been 5 per cent more expensive as a result of a poor harvest caused by big waves on the seabed, said Mr Poon, the boss of On Kee Dry Seafood Company in Cleverly Street, Sheung Wan. However, prices of greenlip abalone from Australia have dropped to a five-year low thanks to a weakening Australian dollar. Poon also noted that canned abalone and refined dried shark’s fin have been the best sellers at his shop as they are convenient for cooking. He expected sales of the two items to rise by 5 to 10 per cent this year.
Monday, Apple Daily
Festival food items for sale online risky for consumption
Food experts and doctors interviewed about the safety of consuming home-made festive food items brought from online shops, such as turnip cakes and cookies, said buyers should beware, as substandard packaging could cause food poisoning, and it was difficult to hold people responsible as such items mostly carried no ingredients labels, shop names or addresses of manufacturing sites. A turnip cake ordered online by reporters was a case in point. It was just put in a transparent plastic box, rather than a heat-resistant container as claimed on the shop’s website.