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- 2015.10.22
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 22) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2015.10.17
Belgian trout eggs detected with veterinary drug residue
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 17) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepacked trout eggs manufactured in Belgium as the product concerned may contain veterinary drug residue,...
- 2015.10.16
Undeclared allergen found in prepackaged coconut drink
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 16) announced that a batch of prepackaged coconut drink, KOH COCONUT Coconut Milk, produced in Thailand, had been found to contain a food allergen, milk...
- 2015.10.14
DH raids retail shop for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 14) raided a retail shop in Mong Kok for suspected illegal sale and possession of Part I poisons and unregistered pharmaceutical products. Following a public complaint, it was found that the above retail...
- 2015.10.14
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Thai Binh Province and Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 14) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2015.10.14
Pesticide residue exceeding legal limit detected in hairy gourd sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 14) announced that a hairy gourd sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2015.10.13
DH urges public not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared banned ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 13) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product, Nutri Drops Grapefruit Diet, as it was found to contain undeclared and banned drug ingredients which might be dangerous to...
- 2015.10.13
Excessive pesticide residues found in pomelo sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 13) announced that a pomelo sample was detected with pesticide residues at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. "The...