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- 2016.05.16
Permitted sweetener found in bottled tomato juice sample not declared
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 16) that a bottled tomato juice sample was found to be in breach of food labelling regulations for not declaring on its food label a permitted...
- 2016.05.13
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Bidar District, Karnataka State, India
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 13) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2016.05.13
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese kale sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 13) announced that a sample of Chinese kale was found to have a pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case....
- 2016.05.11
DH raids shop for suspected illegal sale of slimming product with undeclared banned drug ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 11) raided a retail shop in Mong Kok in a joint operation with the Police for suspected illegal sale of a slimming product, namely Fizzle Pop Soda, suspected to contain undeclared banned drug...
- 2016.05.10
Bottled olive and sunflower oil sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 10) announced that the carbohydrate content of a bottled olive and sunflower oil sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its...
- 2016.05.06
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Indian lettuce sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 6) announced that a sample of Indian lettuce (leafy vegetable) was detected to have a pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is...
- 2016.05.06
Recall of product with undeclared medicines (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 6) endorsed a local supplier, South Union Food Company Limited (South Union), to recall a product from the market as it was found to contain undeclared medicines (no English name, see photo). Following the...
- 2016.05.04
HK bans import of poultry meat and products from Jasper County, State of Missouri, US
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 4) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in...