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- 2018.04.03
CFS urges public not to consume bottled beer that may contain glass particles
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 3) urged the public not to consume two batches of bottled beer imported from Belgium as they might contain glass particles. The trade should also stop...
- 2018.03.29
Excessive cadmium found in prepackaged preserved mustard sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 29) announced that a prepackaged preserved mustard sample was detected to contain cadmium, a metallic contaminant, exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is...
- 2018.03.24
EMSD urges public to stop using three models of KitchenAid electric kettles (with photos)
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (March 24) urged the public to stop using three models of KitchenAid electric kettles as the manufacturer of the product found a potential risk of the kettle handle being displaced which could...
- 2018.03.16
CFS urges public not to consume US prepackaged sausage suspected to contain foreign matters
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 16) urged the public not to consume a batch of prepackaged sausage imported from the United States (US) as they might contain foreign matters. The trade...
- 2018.03.15
Bottled honey sample not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 15) announced that the protein content of a bottled honey sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label. The CFS urged...
- 2018.03.14
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in potato sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 14) announced that a potato sample was found to contain pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case....
- 2018.03.14
Recall of Chinese herbal medicine exceeding limit of pesticide residue (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 14) endorsed a licensed Chinese herbal medicines (Chm) wholesaler, Luen Hing Ho, to voluntarily recall from the market a batch of Chm, Fructus Corni (batch number: 170710A), as the pesticide residue of the...
- 2018.03.14
Recall of Eurogine SL intrauterine devices (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 14) drew the public's attention to the 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 the time of...