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- 2017.06.20
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of nicotine-containing liquids for electronic cigarettes (with photo)
A 22-year-old man was arrested today (June 20) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in Wong Tai Sin for selling illegally three nicotine-containing liquids, namely "JAM MONSTER", "NINJA MAN" and "Crush FRUITS". All of...
- 2017.06.16
Consumers urged not to consume three kinds of protein bar suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 16) urged the public not to consume three kinds of prepackaged protein bar imported from the United States, as the products might have been contaminated...
- 2017.06.15
Excessive metallic contaminant found in white rice sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 15) announced that a sample of prepackaged white rice imported from Japan was detected with excessive cadmium, a metallic contaminant. The trade should stop...
- 2017.06.15
Prepackaged frozen prawn sample in breach of food labelling regulations
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 15) that a prepackaged frozen prawn sample containing a permitted preservative, sulphur dioxide, was found in breach of food labelling regulations...
- 2017.06.14
Excessive metallic contaminant found in potato sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 14) announced that a potato sample imported from Japan was detected with cadmium, a metallic contaminant, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is...
- 2017.06.12
CFS urges public not to consume a batch of bottled watercress honey
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 12) urged the public not to consume a batch of bottled watercress honey manufactured in Macau as the product failed the testing of benzoic acid, a...
- 2017.06.12
Dried Chinese white cabbage sample detected to have trace amount of non-permitted colouring matter
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 12) that a loose-packed dried Chinese white cabbage sample was found to contain trace amount of sudan dyes, a colouring matter not permitted in...
- 2017.06.12
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Luxembourg and Tarn-et-Garonne Department of France
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 12) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in...