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- 2017.05.19
Excessive metallic contaminant found in dried lily bulb sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 19) announced that a prepackaged dried lily bulb sample was detected with excessive cadmium, a metallic contaminant. Members of the public should not consume...
- 2017.05.16
CFS finds trace of nitrofuran metabolite in chilled tiger grouper sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 16) announced that a trace amount of metabolite of nitrofuran (AOZ), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a chilled tiger grouper sample. Follow-up...
- 2017.05.15
Excessive metallic contaminant found in fresh asparagus sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 15) announced that a fresh asparagus sample imported from Canada was detected with cadmium, a metallic contaminant, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The...
- 2017.05.12
Undeclared allergen (milk) found in prepackaged coconut milk powder
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 12) announced that a kind of prepackaged coconut milk powder produced in Indonesia was found to contain a food allergen, milk, but it was not declared on the...
- 2017.05.11
Rice dumpling sample detected with non-permitted preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 11) that a loose-packed "gan shui" rice dumpling sample was found to contain boric acid, a preservative not permitted in food. The CFS is following...
- 2017.05.10
CFS releases recalled Brazilian frozen and chilled meat and poultry
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (May 10) that it would release the Brazilian frozen and chilled meat and poultry recalled from local importers and distributors, following the Brazilian...
- 2017.05.05
Oyster sauce sample detected to have non-permitted preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 5) that a bottled oyster sauce sample was found to contain propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, a preservative not permitted in food. Investigation is...
- 2017.04.28
CFS announces food safety report for March
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 28) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 13 700 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory except...