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- 2017.10.13
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese lettuce sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 13) announced that a Chinese lettuce sample was found to contain pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2017.10.12
Excessive cadmium found in preserved mustard and mud crab samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 12) announced that a preserved mustard sample and a mud crab sample were detected with cadmium, a metallic contaminant, exceeding the legal limits. The...
- 2017.10.11
Samples of bottled orange juice drink and prepackaged dried mango in breach of food labelling regulations
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 11) that the Vitamin C content of a sample of bottled orange juice drink was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its...
- 2017.10.10
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Matjhabeng Local Municipality, South Africa
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 10) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.10.06
Bottled fruit juice sample in breach of food labelling regulations
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 6) that a bottled fruit juice sample was found to be in breach of food labelling regulations for not declaring on its food label that it...
- 2017.10.06
Laksa sample detected with excessive Clostridium perfringens
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 6) announced that a laksa sample was found to contain excessive Clostridium perfringens, a pathogen. The CFS is following up on the case. ...
- 2017.10.04
Prepackaged udon sample not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 4) announced that the sodium content of a prepackaged udon sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its nutrition label. The CFS...
- 2017.10.03
DH raids retail stall for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered medicines (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (October 3) co...