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- 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...
- 2017.03.01
DH urges public not to buy or consume product with undeclared controlled ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 1) urged the public not to buy or consume a product called Eromate Coffee as it was found to contain an undeclared Part 1 poison.During the DH's market surveillance, a sample of the above product was...
- 2017.03.01
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Northumberland in UK
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 1) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and relevant United Kingdom (UK) authorities about an...
- 2017.02.28
CFS announces food safety report for January
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (February 28) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 12 900 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory except...
- 2017.02.28
DH endorses batch recall of mercury-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 28) endorsed Chuan Chiong Company Ltd, the registration holder of a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called Jin Gui Shen Chi Wan (registration No. HKP-04432), to recall from consumers one of its batches...