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- 2018.11.20
Preserved leaf mustard samples detected with excessive preservative and in breach of food labelling regulation
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 20) that two prepackaged preserved leaf mustard samples were found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, at levels exceeding the legal...
- 2018.11.16
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of Italian sausage suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 16) urged the public not to consume a kind of sausage imported from Italy due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogen. The...
- 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...