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- 2015.11.04
Batch of New Zealand organic oysters contaminated with E. coli
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 4) urged the public not to consume a batch of organic oysters produced in New Zealand as the product might be contaminated with Escherichia coli (E....
- 2015.11.04
Chilled tuna from Japan detected with mercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 4) that a batch of chilled tuna imported from Japan was found to contain a metal contaminant, mercury, at a level exceeding the legal limit....
- 2015.11.04
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 4) announced that a sample of locally made ice-cream (milk flavour) was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in...
- 2015.10.30
Salted radish sample detected with preservatives exceeding legal limits
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 30) that a batch of prepacked salted radish was found to contain preservatives (benzoic acid and sorbic acid) at levels exceeding the...
- 2015.10.28
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 28) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2015.10.28
Import ban on oysters for raw consumption from Province of British Columbia in Canada lifted
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 28) announced that the import ban imposed on oysters for raw consumption from the Province of British Columbia, Canada, has been lifted with...
- 2015.10.24
Undeclared allergen (dairy) found in prepackaged coconut soy drink
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 24) announced that the Centre has learnt through its routine Food Incident Surveillance System that a kind of prepackaged coconut soy drink, produced in...
- 2015.10.23
Pickled mustard sample detected with preservative exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 23) that a batch of prepacked pickled mustard was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The...