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- 2017.01.20
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Ahmedabad District in Gujarat State of India
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 20) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian...
- 2017.01.20
Safety alert on automated external defibrillator LIFEPAK 1000
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 20) drew the public's attention to a safety alert concerning the LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator manufactured by Physio-Control as this automated external defibrillator would reportedly shut down unexpectedly...
- 2017.01.19
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from areas in Greece and Poland
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 19) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian...
- 2017.01.18
Bottled preserved bean curd contaminated with Bacillus cereus
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 18) urged the public not to consume a batch of bottled preserved bean curd which has been contaminated with Bacillus cereus. The trade should also stop...
- 2017.01.17
CFS urges public not to consume a batch of prepackaged frozen duck suspected to contain veterinary drug, chloramphenicol
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 17) noted that a notification was received from the Macau authorities that a batch of frozen whole duck imported from Hong Kong was found to contain a...
- 2017.01.17
Government announces test results of suspected 'fake' rice
A spokesman for the Government today (January 17) said that in response to recent complaints about suspected 'fake' rice used by restaurants in Mong Kok and the North District, the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) and the Centre for Food Safety...
- 2017.01.17
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Uganda and areas in Germany, India and Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 17) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza...
- 2017.01.16
DH endorses batch recall of APO-SERTRALINE Capsules 50mg (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 16) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Hind Wing Co Ltd, to recall a batch (batch number MV1007) of APO-SERTRALINE Capsules 50mg (Hong Kong registration number HK-49970) from the market as the...