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- 2015.11.25
Update on CFS' investigation into listeriosis case
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said today (November 25) that while following up on a case of listeriosis earlier, the CFS collected food and environmental samples from two food suppliers for...
- 2015.11.24
CFS finds salad sample contaminated with Bacillus cereus
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 24) that a sample of salad was found to contain an excessive amount of Bacillus cereus, a pathogen. The CFS has ordered the restaurant...
- 2015.11.24
Chinese preserved sausage sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 24) announced that the sodium content in a Chinese preserved sausage sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label....
- 2015.11.24
Pesticide residue exceeding legal limit detected in Chinese lettuce sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 24) that a Chinese lettuce sample was detected with pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2015.11.23
CFS finds Salmonella in pigeon sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 23) that a sample of pigeon was found to contain a pathogen, Salmonella. The CFS has ordered the restaurant concerned to stop selling the...
- 2015.11.18
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Son La Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 18) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2015.11.18
Ice-cream sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 18) announced that a sample of locally made prepackaged ice-cream was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in...
- 2015.11.12
Veterinary drug chloramphenicol found in common oriental clam sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 12) that a sample of common oriental clam was detected with a veterinary drug, chloramphenicol. The CFS is following up on the case. "The...