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- 2015.08.07
Follow-up investigation on proprietary Chinese medicines contaminated with alkaloids
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 7) appealed to members of the public not to consume a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), namely [Yang Cheng Brand] Shi Re Qing (registration number: HKP-00470; batch number: 13006), as well as pCms...
- 2015.08.06
Batch of French raw milk cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 6) urged the public not to consume a batch of Neufchatel chilled raw milk cheese, imported from France, as the product might have been contaminated with...
- 2015.08.06
CFS finds traces of malachite green in freshwater grouper sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 6) announced that a trace amount of malachite green was found in a freshwater grouper sample. Follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "The CFS...
- 2015.08.06
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Côte d'Ivoire
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 6) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2015.08.06
Update on suspected food poisoning cases
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 6) 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...
- 2015.08.05
CFS proactively follows up on suspected food poisoning cases involving Taiwan sandwiches
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, upon notification of suspected food poisoning cases related to the consumption of Taiwan's "Hung Rui Chen" (Horng Ryen Jen) (in case of any problem with the...
- 2015.08.05
DH alerts public to proprietary Chinese medicine not complying with legal requirements of package insert
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 5) drew the public's attention to a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), namely [Tai An Tang Brand] Qilin Pill (registration number: HKC-16767, batch number: A20140409) as it was found not complying with the...
- 2015.08.05
Excessive pesticide residues found in Chinese kale sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 5) found a Chinese kale sample with pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A spokesman said, "The...