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- 2015.01.07
DH instructs recall of lead-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 7) instructed Kai Tai Chinese Medicine (Holdings) Co Limited (Kai Tai), the registration holder of a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called Hui Chun Dan Lu Wei Pills (registration number: HKP-02536), to...
- 2015.01.06
Seven kinds of pre-packed dried bean curd from Taiwan contain Dimethyl yellow
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 6) urged the public not to consume seven kinds of pre-packed dried bean curd imported from Taiwan following a notification from the Taiwanese authorities...
- 2015.01.02
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine with failed microbial limit
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 2) instructed the registration holder of the proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) [Tai Wo Tung] Cough Pills (registration number: HKP-03409), Tai Wo Tung Medicine Company, to recall from consumers one of its...
- 2014.12.31
Raw oyster sample found to contain cadmium over legal limit again
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (December 31) that, further to the detection of cadmium, a heavy metal, in two raw oyster samples earlier, another raw oyster sample taken from...
- 2014.12.24
Canadian geoduck clams detected with paralytic shellfish poisoningtoxin
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 24) urged the public not to consume certain batches of geoduck clams imported from Canada as they were again detected with paralytic shellfish poisoning...
- 2014.12.24
CFS announces unsatisfactory bottled fermented bean curd sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 24) urged the public not to consume a kind of bottled fermented bean curd which has been contaminated with Bacillus cereus. The trade should also stop...
- 2014.12.24
Raw oyster sample found to contain cadmium over legal limit again
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (December 24) that, further to the detection of cadmium, a heavy metal, in a raw oyster sample earlier, another raw oyster sample taken from the...
- 2014.12.22
Raw oyster sample found to contain cadmium over legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) announced today (December 22) that a sample of raw oyster taken at a food factory was found to be contaminated with a heavy metal, cadmium. The CFS has ordered...