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- 2016.10.04
Excessive cadmium found in imported crab samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 4) announced that six samples of imported crabs were detected with excessive cadmium, a metallic contaminant. The trade should stop using or selling...
- 2016.10.03
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese lettuce sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 3) announced that a sample of Chinese lettuce was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2016.10.03
Two imported frozen confection samples detected with total bacteria counts exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 3) that the total bacteria counts of two samples of frozen confection from the same batch, imported from Italy, were found to exceed the legal...
- 2016.09.30
Prepackaged vegetable salad sample detected with Salmonella
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 30) announced that a sample of prepackaged vegetable salad imported from Thailand was found to contain a pathogen, Salmonella. The CFS is...
- 2016.09.28
Bamboo fungus sample detected with preservative exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 28) that a sample of prepackaged bamboo fungus was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative, at a level exceeding the legal limit....
- 2016.09.28
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in sweet potato sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 28) announced that a sweet potato sample was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case....
- 2016.09.26
Ice-cream sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (September 26) announced that an ice-cream sample was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress. "Subsequent to...
- 2016.09.23
CFS reminds trade to observe orders and preventive measures on Taiwan edible oil
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 23) reminded the trade that the preventive measures taken by the Centre in response to the substandard lard incident in Taiwan in 2014, including the...