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- 2017.02.10
Veterinary drug chloramphenicol found in mud crab sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 10) that a sample of mud crab was detected with a veterinary drug, chloramphenicol. The CFS is following up on the case."While investigating a...
- 2017.02.09
CFS announces test results of targeted surveillance on use of sulphur dioxide in meat
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (February 9) released the test results of a targeted food surveillance project assessing the use of sulphur dioxide in meat. Among some 600...
- 2017.02.09
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Quillota Province of Chile
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 9) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza H7N6...
- 2017.02.08
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Myanmar and areas in Poland
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 8) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza...
- 2017.02.07
DH urges public not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared Western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 7) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product called CA NI Slim BELLANCE as it was found to contain an undeclared Part 1 poison, orlistat. During the DH's market surveillance,...
- 2017.02.07
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from State of Thuringia and State of Saxony in Germany
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 7) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.02.06
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Przeworski District in Poland and Saga Prefecture in Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (February 6) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.02.02
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in choi sum sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (February 2) announced that a choi sum sample was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A CFS...