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- 2016.11.28
Fresh pork sample found to contain sulphur dioxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 28) that a fresh pork sample was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is not permitted to be used in fresh meat. The CFS is...
- 2016.11.28
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Korea, Hungary, India and Sweden
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 28) that in view of a notification from the Korean authorities about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza in Chungchengnam-do...
- 2016.11.28
Ice popsicle sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 28) announced that a pineapple flavour ice popsicle sample was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress. A...
- 2016.11.25
Updates on CFS' investigation on canned fish from Japan suspected to contain foreign matters
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 25) said that while following up on the incident that several kinds of Japanese canned fish products produced by Maruha Nichiro Corporation were...
- 2016.11.24
HK bans import of poultry meat and products from Russia
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 24) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza...
- 2016.11.24
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in choi sum sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 24) announced that a choi sum sample was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A...
- 2016.11.23
DH urges public not to buy or use two facial masks with controlled substance (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 23) appealed to the public not to buy or use two facial masks, namely Great Beauties Activated Peptide Recovery Anti-Ageing Face Mask and Great Beauties Advanced Activated Peptide Anti-Ageing Sculpting...
- 2016.11.23
Excessive pesticide residue found in pomelo sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 23) announced that a pomelo sample was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A CFS...