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- 2016.04.01
CFS follows up on illegal import of frozen beef from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (April 1) that a consignment of frozen beef from Japan, including from the prefectures under an import ban, was illegally imported into Hong...
- 2016.03.30
CFS finds traces of malachite green in spotted scat sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 30) announced that a spotted scat sample was found to contain a trace amount of malachite green. Follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said,...
- 2016.03.29
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Gyunggi Province, Korea
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 29) that in view of a notification from the Korean authorities about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Gyunggi Province of...
- 2016.03.23
CFS finds malachite green in spotted scat sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 23) announced that a spotted scat sample was found to contain malachite green. Follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "The CFS collected the...
- 2016.03.23
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese white cabbage sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 23) announced that a Chinese white cabbage sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on...
- 2016.03.22
Recall of four batches of Cinnarizine Tablet 25mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 22) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Star Medical Supplies Ltd, to recall four batches of Cinnarizine Tablet 25mg (registration number: HK-12005) (batch numbers: M40594/1, M40594/2, 150282/1 and...
- 2016.03.18
Import and sale of mussels harvested from Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia prohibited immediately
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 18) that as notified by the Australian authorities that mussels harvested from Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia were under recall due to the...
- 2016.03.17
EMSD urges public to suspend use of IKEA's GOTHEM floor and table lamps (with photos)
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (March 17) urged the public to suspend the use of IKEA's GOTHEM floor and table lamps and contact the product supplier, IKEA Hong Kong, for product return and refund. According to the...