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- 2017.05.22
Bottled syrup sample not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 22) announced that the sodium content of a bottled syrup sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its nutrition label. The CFS urged...
- 2017.05.22
CFS finds milk imported without import permission
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 22) announced that the Centre has found at the import level a batch of milk imported from Hokkaido, Japan without import permission given by the Director of...
- 2017.05.19
Excessive metallic contaminant found in dried lily bulb sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 19) announced that a prepackaged dried lily bulb sample was detected with excessive cadmium, a metallic contaminant. Members of the public should not consume...
- 2017.05.16
CFS finds trace of nitrofuran metabolite in chilled tiger grouper sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 16) announced that a trace amount of metabolite of nitrofuran (AOZ), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a chilled tiger grouper sample. Follow-up...
- 2017.05.15
Excessive metallic contaminant found in fresh asparagus sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 15) announced that a fresh asparagus sample imported from Canada was detected with cadmium, a metallic contaminant, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The...
- 2017.05.12
Undeclared allergen (milk) found in prepackaged coconut milk powder
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 12) announced that a kind of prepackaged coconut milk powder produced in Indonesia was found to contain a food allergen, milk, but it was not declared on the...
- 2017.05.11
Rice dumpling sample detected with non-permitted preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 11) that a loose-packed "gan shui" rice dumpling sample was found to contain boric acid, a preservative not permitted in food. The CFS is following...
- 2017.05.10
CFS releases recalled Brazilian frozen and chilled meat and poultry
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (May 10) that it would release the Brazilian frozen and chilled meat and poultry recalled from local importers and distributors, following the Brazilian...