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- 2015.05.31
CFS announces food safety report for April
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (May 31) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 8 900 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory...
- 2015.05.29
CFS follows up on sea cucumber imported from Taiwan suspected to be processed with acetic acid not permitted for food use
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 29) received a notification from the Taiwanese authorities that several batches of dried and frozen sea cucumber suspected to be processed with acetic acid...
- 2015.05.29
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Vallée du Bandama Region, Côte d'Ivoire
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 29) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2015.05.29
Two batches of French cow's milk cheese contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 29) urged the public not to consume two batches of "Saint Nectaire" cow's milk cheese, imported from France, as the products might have been contaminated...
- 2015.05.29
Woman arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products with controlled drug ingredient
A woman aged 34 was arrested today (May 29) for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products labelled to contain a Part I poison, orlistat, in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police. Acting upon a public...
- 2015.05.28
Ice-cream and yogurt samples detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 28) announced that a sample of New Zealand Natural ice-cream imported from New Zealand and a local yogurt sample were found to contain a coliform count...
- 2015.05.28
Two suspected food poisoning cases related to wild mushrooms
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (May 28) urged the public not to collect and eat wild mushrooms from parks or the countryside. The call followed two reports of suspected food poisoning involving three persons....
- 2015.05.28
Woman convicted for practice of Chinese medicine without registration
A 64-year-old woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months' jail, suspended for three years at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (May 28) for the charge of practice of Chinese medicine without registration. A beauty centre located at 168...