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- 2016.11.08
Sample of prepackaged oatmeal for infants and young children not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 8) announced that the vitamin D content of a sample of prepackaged oatmeal for infants and young children aged between 4 and 36 months was found to be...
- 2016.11.07
HK bans import of poultry meat and products from Békés County in Hungary and Alappuzha District in Kerala State of India
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 7) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza...
- 2016.11.07
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared banned ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 7) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product as it was found to contain an undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to health. The product is called "Slim fast"...
- 2016.11.04
Excessive pesticide residues found in three vegetable samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 4) that a radish sample and two Indian lettuce samples were found to have pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limits. The CFS is...
- 2016.11.04
Three soft ice-cream samples detected with total bacterial counts and coliform counts exceeding legal limits
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 4) that three soft ice-cream samples were found to contain total bacterial counts and coliform counts exceeding the legal limits. Follow-up is...
- 2016.11.03
CFS continues to follow up on incident of hairy crabs detected with dioxins
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (November 3) that regarding the CFS' earlier announcement that two hairy crab samples were found to contain dioxins and dioxin-like...
- 2016.11.02
Salmonella found in prepackaged cut papaya sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 2) that a sample of prepackaged cut papaya was found to contain a pathogen, Salmonella. The CFS is following up on the case. Product details...
- 2016.11.01
Import and sale of hairy crabs from two aquaculture farms in Jiangsu Province suspended with immediate effect
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 1) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of hairy crabs raised in two aquaculture farms in Jiangsu Province has been suspended with...