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- 2015.09.23
Bitter gourd and Chinese spinach samples detected with pesticide residues exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 23) that a bitter gourd sample and a Chinese spinach sample were detected with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The...
- 2015.09.18
DH raids retail shop for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 18) raided a retail shop in Mong Kok for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products. Following a public complaint, it was found that the above shop had been offering...
- 2015.09.17
Woman arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product
A woman aged 29 was arrested in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (September 17) for suspected illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product. Acting upon a public complaint, it was found that an oral...
- 2015.09.15
CFS announces two preserved vegetable samples detected with excessive preservatives
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 15) announced that a preserved leaf mustard sample and a preserved mustard sample contained excessive preservatives sulphur dioxide and benzoic acid...
- 2015.09.15
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared banned ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 15) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product labelled as "USA purchasing" as it was found to contain an undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to...
- 2015.09.14
Two durian samples detected with pesticide residues exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 14) that two durian samples were detected with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the cases....
- 2015.09.11
Australia's Pauls Thickened Cream detected with unsatisfactory hygienic conditions
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, subsequent to receiving complaints about strange taste while drinking a kind of Pauls Fresh Milk imported from Australia, has been following up on the incident...
- 2015.09.11
Retail shops raided for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products
Two retail shops in Mong Kok area have been raided today (September 11) in a joint operation between the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products. Following a public...