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- 2017.05.05
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 5) that a bottled oyster sauce sample was found to contain propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, a preservative not permitted in food. Investigation is...
- 2017.04.28
CFS announces food safety report for March
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 28) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 13 700 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory except...
- 2017.04.28
CFS announces results of seasonal food surveillance on rice dumplings (first phase)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 28) announced the results of a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project on rice dumplings (first phase). Except for a loose-packed "gan shui"...
- 2017.04.27
DH endorses batch recall of Human Albumin 20% "Biotest" Infusion (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 27) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Chong Lap (HK) Co Ltd, to recall 19 batches of Human Albumin 20% "Biotest" Infusion (Registration No. HK-16685) from the market for a potential quality issue. The...
- 2017.04.27
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Nyköping Municipality, Sweden
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 27) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.04.27
Import and sale of a kind of prepackaged smoked salmon which might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes prohibited immediately
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 27) announced that the CFS has banned the import and sale within Hong Kong of a kind of prepackaged smoked salmon which might be contaminated with Listeria...
- 2017.04.26
CFS urges public not to consume batch of prepackaged smoked salmon contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 26) urged the public not to consume a batch of prepackaged smoked salmon which was found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The trade should...
- 2017.04.26
DH investigates suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 26) raided a premises in Kwai Fong in a joint operation with the Police for the suspected illegal sale and possession of an unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) named "STOMACH KING CONCENTRATING...