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- 2021.11.24
Prepackaged shrimp noodles sample in breach of food labelling regulation
Issue Date 24.11.2021 Source of Information The Centre for Food Safety – Routine Food Surveillance Programme Food Product Prepackaged shrimp noodles Product Name and Description Product name: Shrimp-egg Noodles Brand: Select Place of origin: China...
- 2021.11.24
Public urged not to buy or consume liquids for e-cigarettes with undeclared nicotine content (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 24) appealed to the public not to buy or consume two liquid products intended for use with electronic nicotine delivery systems, commonly known as e-cigarettes, as they were found to contain undeclared...
- 2021.11.16
Several prepackaged food samples were found to contain sulphur dioxide which was not declared on the food labels
Issue Date 16.11.2021 Source of Information Routine Food Surveillance Programme Food Product Prepackaged food Product Name and Description Product details are as follows: Product name: Chinese Date Brand: Green dot dot Place of origin: China Net...
- 2021.11.10
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product with undeclared drug ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 10) conducted an operation against the sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product, namely Neo Hair Lotion, which was found to contain an undeclared drug ingredient. During the operation, a 40-year-old...
- 2021.11.09
Nuts sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
Product name: Freshnuss Salted Mixed Nuts (450g) Brand: Freshnuss Place of origin: Vietnam Importer: Full City (Holdings) Limited Net weight: 450 grams Best-before date: September 14, 2022 Non-compliant test parameters: Available Carbohydrates...
- 2021.11.02
Public urged not to buy or consume oral product "Hemohim" containing undeclared controlled substance (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 2) appealed to the public not to buy or consume an oral product named "Hemohim" as it was found to contain an undeclared controlled substance. Following up on the DH's announcement yesterday (November 1)...
- 2021.11.02
Total bacterial count exceeds legal limit in frozen confection sample
Food name: Vanilla Gelato Place of origin: Hong Kong Non-compliant test parameter: Contains more than 50000 bacteria per gram Detected level: Contains 150000 bacteria per gram Sampling location: A frozen confection factory in Kwai Chung Remarks:...
- 2021.11.01
DH investigates suspected poisoning cases relating to oral product "Hemohim" (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 1) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an oral product allegedly named "Hemohim" as it was found to contain an undeclared poisonous ingredient that may lead to liver injury. The DH was...