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- 2021.05.03
Cheese sample detected with excessive total bacterial count
Product name: Mozzarella Filone (cheese) Brand: Deliziosa Non-compliant test parameters: Total Bacterial Count Detected content: 31,000,000 per gram Sampling location: A shop in Wan Chai Remarks: The CFS has instructed the trade to stop selling...
- 2021.04.30
Prepackaged Gum sample not in compliance with Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations
Product name: Extra Professional Apple Lime Flavour Sugarfree Gum Brand: Wrigley's Extra Best-before: 10.12.2021 Net weight: 28 g Non-compliant test parameter : No declaration of permitted antioxidant, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) in ingredient...
- 2021.04.28
Do not consume an imported prepackaged chilled broccoli that is suspected of being contaminated by toxic plant seeds
Issue date 28.4.2021 source Center for Food Safety food broccoli Product name and information Product Name: Organic Broccoli Florets Brand: OOB Food LP Origin: New Zealand Importer: The Produce Company Hong Kong Limited Net weight: 370 grams per pack...
- 2021.04.27
Smoked Salmon not in compliance with nutrition label rules
Product name: HUON Salmon Tasmanian Cold Smoked Salmon (100g) Brand: HUON Place of origin: Australia Manufacturer: Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd Net weight: 100 grams Best-before date: 23 March 2021 Non-compliant test parameters: Sodium Detected...
- 2021.04.26
Sample of prepackaged frozen bigeye fish detected with Ponceau 4R and not in compliance with food label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 26) that a sample of prepackaged frozen bigeye fish imported from Vietnam was found to contain Ponceau 4R, a non-permitted colouring matter in...
- 2021.04.15
Batch recall of Apo-Amitriptyline Tablets 10 mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 15) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Hind Wing Co Ltd (Hind Wing), to recall one batch (batch number: RF0410) of Apo-Amitriptyline Tablets 10 mg (Hong Kong registration number: HK-09273) from the market...
- 2021.03.18
CFS urges public not to consume seasoning from Spain with possible presence of ethylene oxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 18) urged the public not to consume a kind of seasoning imported from Spain because the sesame seed used in the product was found with a pesticide,...
- 2021.03.17
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared Western drug ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 17) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named LKS Coffee as it was found to contain an undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to health. Acting upon...