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- 2017.12.29
CFS announces food safety report for November
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 29) released the findings of its food safety report for the last month. Among about 12 400 food samples, seven were found to be unsatisfactory and the...
- 2017.12.29
Import and sale of raw oysters produced by Huitres Geay in France suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 29) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters produced by Huitres Geay in France has been suspended with immediate effect....
- 2017.12.29
Public urged not to buy or consume virility product with undeclared and controlled ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 29) urged the public not to buy or consume a virility product called W+ Boom Boom as it had been found to contain undeclared Part 1 poisons. Acting on intelligence, the DH purchased a sample of the...
- 2017.12.27
Import of poultry meat and products from Province of Ravenna in Italy and Saudi Arabia suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 27) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.12.22
CHP urges public not to use unsafe cosmetic cream (with photo)
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (December 22) appealed to members of the public not to buy or use a cosmetic cream product, namely Zi Xin Mei Spots Removing Night-Cream, as it may contain excessive mercury,...
- 2017.12.22
DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredient detected in powder prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 22) urged clients who consulted a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Shek Shiu-wing, practising at "Wing Hing Medicine Co." located at Shop M6, Shek Ping House, Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long,...
- 2017.12.22
One hairy crab sample detected with dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls exceeding action level
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 22) that a hairy crab sample imported from the Mainland was found to contain dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a...
- 2017.12.18
Bottled oyster sauce sample not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 18) announced that the sodium content of a bottled oyster sauce sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its nutrition label....