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- 2016.12.08
Pesticide residues exceed legal limit in pear and leaf mustard samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 8) announced that a pear sample and a leaf mustard sample were found to have pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is...
- 2016.12.07
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in white radish sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 7) announced that a sample of white radish was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2016.12.07
Two prepackaged food samples not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 7) announced that the nutrient contents of a prepackaged fish, cuttlefish and octopus ball sample and a gummy candy sample were found to be...
- 2016.12.06
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland and France
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 6) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza...
- 2016.12.06
Veterinary drug chloramphenicol found in common oriental clam sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 6) that a sample of common oriental clam was detected with a veterinary drug, chloramphenicol. The CFS is following up on the case. ...
- 2016.12.05
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Jeollabuk-do Province, Korea
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 5) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2016.12.01
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 1) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5 avian...
- 2016.11.30
Excessive metallic contaminant found in prepackaged dried mushroom sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 30) announced that a prepackaged dried mushroom sample was detected with a metallic contaminant, cadmium, at a level exceeding the legal limit. Members...