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- 2017.06.06
CFS finds trace of nitrofuran metabolite in fresh shrimp sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 6) announced that a trace amount of metabolite of nitrofuran (AOZ), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a fresh shrimp sample. Follow-up is in...
- 2017.06.06
DH investigates suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) is today (June 6) investigating a licensed wholesaler of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), Wing Wui Medicine Group Company Limited, in Wah Fat Industrial Building, Kwai Chung, for suspected illegal sale and possession...
- 2017.06.05
Excessive pesticide residues found in sweet pepper and Chinese white cabbage samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 5) announced that a sweet pepper sample and a Chinese white cabbage sample were found to contain pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The...
- 2017.06.05
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Zimbabwe
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 5) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza...
- 2017.06.02
CFS urges public not to consume kind of fruit juice with possible presence of mould
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 2) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepackaged apple and grape fruit juice imported from Japan as the product might contain mould. A spokesman...
- 2017.06.02
Consumers urged not to consume a kind of cheese with truffle suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 2) urged the public not to consume a kind of cheese with truffle imported from the Netherlands, as the product might have been contaminated with Listeria...
- 2017.06.01
Retail shop raided for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (June 1) conducted a joint operation and raided a retail shop in Mong Kok for illegal sale and possession of an unregistered pharmaceutical product suspected to contain a Part 1 poison and an...
- 2017.05.31
CFS announces food safety report for April
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 31) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 10 200 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory except for...