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- 2016.03.14
Prepackaged milk candy sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 14) announced that a prepackaged milk candy sample did not contain dietary fibre which was inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label. The...
- 2016.03.11
Import of poultry and poultry products from Yingtan City in Jiangxi Province suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 11) that in view of a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture about a confirmed case of highly pathogenic H5N6 sub-type avian influenza in...
- 2016.03.09
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products
A man aged 27 was arrested in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (March 9) for the suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products. Acting upon a public complaint, it was found that...
- 2016.03.09
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in baby Shanghai greens sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 9) announced that a baby Shanghai greens sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2016.03.04
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in choi sum sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 4) announced that a choi sum sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A...
- 2016.03.03
Public urged not to consume another kind of Mars Snickers product suspected to contain pieces of plastic
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, subsequent to earlier detection of the import into and sale in Hong Kong of a batch of Mars Snickers Miniatures product suspected to contain pieces of plastic, today...
- 2016.03.02
Import and sale of raw oysters harvested in Penn Cove, Washington State, US prohibited with immediate effect
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 2) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters harvested in Penn Cove, Washington State, the United States (US), has been...
- 2016.03.01
Call to stop consuming puffer fish maws containing tetrodotoxin
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 1) called on the public to stop consuming two kinds of prepackaged puffer fish maw as they contained tetrodotoxin. The trade should also stop selling or...