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- 2015.07.29
DH investigates case of proprietary Chinese medicine contaminated with alkaloids
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 29) appealed to members of the public not to consume a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), namely [Yang Family] Chuan Xin Lian Pian (registration number: HKP-00409) (batch number: 14617), as the above pCm was...
- 2015.07.29
DH raids retail shop for suspected illegal sale of slimming products with undeclared controlled drug ingredients
In a joint operation today (July 29), the Department of Health (DH) and the Police raided a retail shop in Lam Tin where two slimming products, namely LAMI and SULAMI, suspected to contain undeclared controlled drug ingredients were sold. During the...
- 2015.07.27
CFS continues to follow up on unsatisfactory sorbet sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 27) said that subsequent to the detection of excessive coliform organisms in a sample of locally made prepackaged sorbet (frozen confection), the Centre has...
- 2015.07.23
Malachite green found in seawater fish sample
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (July 23) announced that trace amount of malachite green was found in a skewband grunt sample taken from a local fish farm. An AFCD spokesman said, "The fish farm concerned is a...
- 2015.07.23
Sorbet sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 23) announced that a sample of locally made prepackaged sorbet (frozen confection) was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit....
- 2015.07.22
DH investigates case of proprietary Chinese medicines contaminated with alkaloids
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 22) appealed to members of the public not to consume four proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms) (see photo, no English names) prescribed by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Chao Lan practising...
- 2015.07.22
Excessive pesticide residues found in mango sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 22) that a mango sample was detected with pesticide residues at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A...
- 2015.07.20
Excessive pesticide residues found in Chinese kale sample and spinach sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 20) found a Chinese kale sample and a spinach sample with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the cases. A...