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- 2019.02.17
Two kinds of prepackaged cereal products may contain allergens (gluten and wheat)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (February 17) said that two kinds of prepackaged cereal products manufactured in the United States (US) might contain allergens, gluten and wheat, but they were...
- 2019.02.15
CFS announces test results of targeted surveillance on use of sulphur dioxide in meat
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (February 15) released the test results of a targeted food surveillance project on the use of sulphur dioxide in meat. Among some 600 samples tested,...
- 2019.02.08
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine with failed microbial limit (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 8) endorsed a licensed proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) manufacturer, Wong Tai Chiu Medicine Fty (Wong Tai Chiu), to voluntarily recall from the market one batch (batch number: 0467) of a pCm, namely...
- 2019.01.24
CFS follows up on prepackaged lemon juice concentrate suspected to contain undeclared preservative incident
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (January 24) that according to the latest information provided by the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission, the recall of...
- 2019.01.22
CFS announces test results on Lunar New Year food (second phase)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 22) announced the test results of a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project on Lunar New Year (LNY) food (second phase). The test results...
- 2019.01.21
Imported milk sample detected with total bacterial count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 21) that a sample of bottled pasteurised milk imported from the United Kingdom was detected with total bacterial count exceeding the legal...
- 2019.01.17
CFS urges public not to consume a batch of imported prepackaged smoked salmon suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 17) urged the public not to consume a batch of prepackaged smoked salmon imported from New Zealand due to possible contamination with Listeria...
- 2019.01.17
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 17) conducted an operation against the sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products, during which a 31-year-old man was arrested by the Police for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical...