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- 2017.08.28
Excessive pesticide residues found in papaya and water spinach samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 28) announced that a papaya sample and a water spinach sample were found to contain pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is...
- 2017.08.28
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Province of Lodi in Italy
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 28) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.08.25
CFS urges public not to consume a batch of bottled fruit juice drink contaminated with patulin
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 25) announced that a sample of a bottled fruit juice drink imported from Australia was found contaminated with a mycotoxin, patulin, at a level exceeding...
- 2017.08.25
Excessive metallic contaminant found in shallot sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 25) announced that a shallot sample was detected with chromium, a metallic contaminant, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on...
- 2017.08.21
Import of poultry and poultry products from Luodian County, Qiannan State in Guizhou Province suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 21) that in view of a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 sub-type avian influenza in...
- 2017.08.21
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming products with undeclared banned ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 21) appealed to the public not to buy or consume five slimming products as they were found to contain an undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to health. The products are: 1. Super...
- 2017.08.17
Bottled preserved bean curd suspected to contain excessive Bacillus cereus
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 17) said that a notification was received from the Macau authorities concerned that a batch of bottled preserved bean curd manufactured on the Mainland...
- 2017.08.17
DH urges public not to buy or consume product with doubtful composition (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 17) urged the public not to buy or consume a product named "H.I. COFFEE" as it was found to contain an undeclared controlled ingredient. During its market surveillance, the DH purchased a...