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- 2015.08.19
Import of brown crabs from Isle of Anglesey, United Kingdom banned
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 19) that the import of brown crabs from the Isle of Anglesey, the United Kingdom be banned with immediate effect because two brown crab samples...
- 2015.08.19
Imports and sale of all oysters for raw consumption harvested in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada prohibited immediately
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 19) that in view of a notification from the Canadian authorities that oysters for raw consumption harvested on or before August 18 in coastal...
- 2015.08.19
Sulphur dioxide found by CFS in fresh beef sample
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 19) said that a sample of fresh beef was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is not permitted to be used in fresh meat,...
- 2015.08.17
Soft ice-cream sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 17) announced that a sample of soft ice-cream, made upon order, was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress....
- 2015.08.12
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 12) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian...
- 2015.08.11
Update on suspected food poisoning cases involving Taiwan sandwiches
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 11) provided an update on its investigation into suspected food poisoning cases related to the consumption of sandwiches of "Hung Rui Chen" (Horng Ryen Jen) (in case of...
- 2015.08.10
Update on suspected food poisoning cases involving Taiwan sandwiches
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) and the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (August 10) provided an update on the suspected food poisoning cases related to...
- 2015.08.08
Update on suspected food poisoning cases
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 8) provided an update on its investigation into suspected food poisoning cases related to the consumption of sandwiches of "Hung Rui Chen" (Horng Ryen Jen) (in case of...