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- 2017.06.01
Retail shop raided for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (June 1) conducted a joint operation and raided a retail shop in Mong Kok for illegal sale and possession of an unregistered pharmaceutical product suspected to contain a Part 1 poison and an...
- 2017.05.31
CFS announces food safety report for April
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 31) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 10 200 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory except for...
- 2017.05.31
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 31) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of high pathogenic H5 avian influenza in the...
- 2017.05.30
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of prepackaged flour with possible E. coli contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 30) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepackaged flour imported from Canada as the product might have been contaminated with Escherichia coli (E....
- 2017.05.26
Oyster sauce sample detected to have non-permitted preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 26) that a bottled oyster sauce sample was found to contain propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, a preservative not permitted in food. Follow-up is in...
- 2017.05.25
DH investigates case of suspected fake proprietary Chinese medicine adulterated with Western drug ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) is today (May 25) investigating a case of a suspected fake proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) adulterated with a Western drug ingredient, piroxicam. The product's name is same as [Pak Ton Dick] Pak Ton Dick Woo Lok Oil...
- 2017.05.24
Hong Kong Customs advises public to stop using unsafe car charger (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs today (May 24) advised members of the public to stop using a type of car charger with potential hazards. Test results have indicated that this type of car charger could pose a fire risk.Customs officers recently conducted a...
- 2017.05.23
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Libya
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 23) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low pathogenic H7 avian influenza in...