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- 2018.06.29
Import of poultry meat and products from Vordingborg Municipality of Denmark suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 29) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza in...
- 2018.06.29
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in water spinach sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 29) announced that a water spinach sample was found to contain pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case....
- 2018.06.29
Trace of nitrofuran metabolite found in prepackaged frozen tiger prawn sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 29) announced that a trace amount of metabolite of furazolidone (a type of nitrofurans) (AOZ), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a sample of...
- 2018.06.28
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming products from unknown sources or of doubtful composition (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 28) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named MUSE POTENT SLIMMING CAPSULE as it was found to contain an undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to health. ...
- 2018.06.26
DH endorses recall of Enzyplex tablets (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 26) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Unam Corporation Ltd (Unam), to recall all batches of Enzyplex tablet (Hong Kong registration number: HK-06544) from the market due to a quality issue. During the DH's...
- 2018.06.25
Public urged not to consume two kinds of prepackaged anchovy fillets detected with histamine
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 25) urged the public not to consume two kinds of prepackaged anchovy fillets as they were found to contain histamine. The trade should stop using or selling...
- 2018.06.22
DH continues to investigate case of suspected mould contamination of pharmaceutical product
A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) today (June 22) said that the department's investigation into a case of suspected mould contamination of a pharmaceutical product named Enzyplex (HK Registration Number: HK-06544) is ongoing. ...
- 2018.06.21
DH investigates case of suspected mould contamination of pharmaceutical product
The Department of Health (DH) is investigating a case of suspected mould contamination of a pharmaceutical product named Enzyplex (Hong Kong Registration Number: HK-06544) following a report from Queen Mary Hospital today (June 21). The...