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- 2018.08.30
CFS follows up on illegal import of burdock from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 30) that a carton of burdock, totalling ten kilograms, from Gunma Prefecture, Japan was illegally imported into Hong Kong. None of the product...
- 2018.08.28
Safety alert on specific lots of CoaguChek blood coagulation test strips (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 28) drew public attention to a safety alert issued by local supplier Roche Diagnostics (Hong Kong) Limited concerning specific lots of its blood coagulation test strips, namely CoaguChek XS PT Test and...
- 2018.08.24
Test results of seasonal food surveillance project on mooncakes (first phase) all satisfactory
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (August 24) announced the results of a seasonal food surveillance project on mooncakes (first phase). The results of 160 samples tested were all...
- 2018.08.23
Further recall of Eurogine SL intrauterine devices (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 23) drew the public's attention to the further recall of intrauterine devices (IUDs) manufactured by Eurogine SL, due to an increased risk of breakage in the horizontal arms (one or both) of the IUDs at...
- 2018.08.23
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming products from unknown sources or of doubtful composition (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 23) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named SUSUYA as it was found to contain an undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to health. Acting upon...
- 2018.08.21
CFS finds trace of malachite green in prepackaged eel sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 21) announced that a trace amount of malachite green was found in a prepackaged eel sample. Follow-up is in progress. Details of the product are as...
- 2018.08.16
Sample of bottled plum sauce imported from Thailand in breach of food labelling regulations
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 16) announced that a kind of bottled plum sauce imported from Thailand has been found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, that was not declared on...
- 2018.08.09
Excessive cadmium found in white rice sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 9) announced that a sample of prepackaged white rice imported from Japan was detected with cadmium, a metallic contaminant, exceeding the legal limit. The...