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- 2018.01.12
Traces of H5N6 virus detected in fresh provision shop in Wan Chai
A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said today (January 12) that under the routine surveillance programme for avian influenza (AI) at markets and fresh provision shops which is commissioned by the FEHD and conducted...
- 2018.01.11
Sample of bottled cashew nuts not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 11) announced that the sodium content of a sample of bottled cashew nuts was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its nutrition label....
- 2018.01.09
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in spinach sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 9) announced that a spinach sample was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case.A CFS...
- 2018.01.08
Import of poultry meat and products from Gyeonggi-do Province in Korea suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 8) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2018.01.08
Prepackaged teething rusk not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 8) announced that the total fat content of a prepackaged teething rusk sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its nutrition...
- 2018.01.03
Import of poultry meat and products from Landes Department in France suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (Janaury 3) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low-pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza...
- 2018.01.02
Chilled alfonsino sample from Japan detected with mercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 2) that a sample of chilled alfonsino imported from Japan was found to contain a metal contaminant, mercury, at a level exceeding the legal...
- 2017.12.30
Update on CFS' investigation on suspension of import and sale of raw oysters produced by Huitres Geay in France
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department yesterday had suspended the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters produced by Huitres Geay in France in view of three food poisoning cases suspected to...