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- 2018.11.16
Crab samples detected with excessive cadmium
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 16) announced that a red crab sample, a blue crab sample and three prepackaged frozen brown crab samples were detected with cadmium, a metallic...
- 2018.11.08
DH endorses recall of Ipufen Tablet 200mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 8) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Hitpharm Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, to recall all batches of Ipufen Tablet 200mg (registration number: HK-64033) from the market due to a quality issue. During...
- 2018.10.25
Sample of mushroom imported from Japan in breach of food labelling regulations
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 25) said that a kind of prepackaged mushroom imported from Japan has been found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, that was not declared on the...
- 2018.10.23
Excessive cadmium found in prepackaged spinach sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 23) announced that a prepackaged spinach sample was detected with cadmium, a metallic contaminant, exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on...
- 2018.10.18
Recall of Chinese herbal medicine exceeding limits for arsenic (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 18) endorsed a licensed Chinese herbal medicine (Chm) wholesaler, Wong Chak Kee Limited, to voluntarily recall from the market a batch of Chm, Herba Pteridis Multifidae (batch number: 180408), as the Chm...
- 2018.10.11
Stop consuming boletes suspected to contain mixture of species including inedible or poisonous mushrooms
Stop consuming boletes suspected to contain mixture of species including inedible or poisonous mushrooms Issue Date 11.10.2018 Source of Information Centre for Food Safety (CFS) Food Product Loose-pack boletes Product Name and Description Loose-pack...
- 2018.10.05
Public urged not to buy or consume virility product with doubtful composition (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 5) urged the public not to buy or consume a virility product named Hamer Candy Ginseng & Coffee as it was found to contain an undeclared and controlled substance. Based on the DH's market surveillance,...
- 2018.10.04
DH raids retail stall for suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (October 4) in a joint operation raided a retail stall in Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok for suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms). Acting upon intelligence,...