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- 2017.03.10
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Bac Ninh Province and Tay Ninh Province in Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 10) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2017.03.09
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Kota Bharu in Kelantan State of Malaysia
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 9) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2017.03.07
Undeclared allergen (egg) found in prepackaged spaghetti bolognese
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 7) announced that a type of prepackaged frozen spaghetti bolognese produced in Ireland was found to contain a food allergen, egg, but it was not declared...
- 2017.03.06
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from areas in Spain and US
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 6) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza...
- 2017.03.06
Permitted preservative found in two bottled sauce samples not declared
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 6) that a bottled Hoi Sin Sauce sample and a bottled Chu Hou Sauce sample were found to contain a permitted preservative, sorbic acid, but it...
- 2017.03.06
Sample of chilled red perch from New Zealand detected with mercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 6) that a sample of chilled red perch imported from New Zealand was found to contain a metal contaminant, mercury, at a level exceeding the legal...
- 2017.03.02
Excessive pesticide residue found in choi sum sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 2) announced that a choi sum sample was found to contain pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case....
- 2017.03.02
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Nowosolski District in Poland
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 2) that in view of a notification from relevant Polish authorities about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Nowosolski...