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- 2015.05.27
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of Yerba Mate tea imported from Taiwan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 27) urged the public not to consume tea prepared with a kind of Yerba Mate tea bag imported from Taiwan, regardless of batches, as the product was suspected...
- 2015.05.27
Permitted colouring matters found in frozen confection imported from Korea undeclared
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 27) said that a kind of prepacked frozen confection imported from Korea has been found to contain permitted colouring matters, tartrazine and Brilliant Blue...
- 2015.05.26
DH raids retail shop for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 26) raided a retail shop in Yuen Long for the suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products labelled to contain Part I poison in a joint operation with the Police. Acting upon a...
- 2015.05.26
Excessive pesticide residues found in three spinach samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 26) found three spinach samples with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the cases and reminds members of the...
- 2015.05.26
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Moody County in South Dakota, US
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 20) that in view of notification from the United States (US) authorities about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in Moody...
- 2015.05.26
Recall of Scopam S.C. Tablets 10mg (Jen Sheng) and Azeic-A Cream 20%
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 26) endorsed two licensed drug wholesalers, Lanway Ltd (Lanway) and Wings Pharmaceutical Ltd (Wings), to respectively recall from shelves one batch of Scopam S.C. Tablets 10mg (Jen Sheng) (registration number:...
- 2015.05.23
CFS finds pesticide residues in three salted fish samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 22) found three samples of loose-pack salted fish (two croaker samples and one threadfin sample) with pesticide residues. Follow-up is in progress. "The CFS...
- 2015.05.20
Excessive pesticide residues found in tangerine and sweet pepper samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 20) found a tangerine sample and a sweet pepper sample with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limits. The CFS is following up on the cases....