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- 2017.05.26
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 26) that a bottled oyster sauce sample was found to contain propyl para-hydroxybenzoate, a preservative not permitted in food. Follow-up is in...
- 2017.05.25
DH investigates case of suspected fake proprietary Chinese medicine adulterated with Western drug ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) is today (May 25) investigating a case of a suspected fake proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) adulterated with a Western drug ingredient, piroxicam. The product's name is same as [Pak Ton Dick] Pak Ton Dick Woo Lok Oil...
- 2017.05.24
Hong Kong Customs advises public to stop using unsafe car charger (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs today (May 24) advised members of the public to stop using a type of car charger with potential hazards. Test results have indicated that this type of car charger could pose a fire risk.Customs officers recently conducted a...
- 2017.05.23
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Libya
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 23) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low pathogenic H7 avian influenza in...
- 2017.05.22
Bottled syrup sample not in compliance with nutrition label rule
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 22) announced that the sodium content of a bottled syrup sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared content on its nutrition label. The CFS urged...
- 2017.05.22
CFS finds milk imported without import permission
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 22) announced that the Centre has found at the import level a batch of milk imported from Hokkaido, Japan without import permission given by the Director of...
- 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...