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- 2016.09.05
The Clorox Company Voluntarily Recalls Liquid PlumrTM® Pro-Strength Urgent Clear® Clog Remover Produced On or Before March 21, 2016
The Clorox Company has identified some instances of child-resistant closures not working properly on these products. There have been no reported injuries to date, and the company believes that most of these products have already been used. However,...
- 2016.09.05
Two bamboo fungus samples detected with preservative exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 5) that samples of one loose-packed and one prepacked bamboo fungus were found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative, at levels...
- 2016.09.02
Prepackaged mooncake sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 2) announced that the saturated fatty acids content in a prepackaged mooncake sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its...
- 2016.09.01
Call to stop consuming yellow boletus suspected to contain mixture of species including poisonous species of mushrooms
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 1) called on the public to stop consuming a batch of prepackaged yellow boletus as the product was suspected to contain a mixture of species including...
- 2016.09.01
Import of poultry and poultry products from Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Prefecture in Guizhou Province suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 1) that in view of a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture about a confirmed case of highly pathogenic H5N6 sub-type avian influenza...
- 2016.08.31
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in sweet potato sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 31) announced that a sweet potato sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2016.08.31
Public urged not to buy or consume product with undeclared and controlled ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 31) urged the public not to buy or consume a product called ALLMAX RAPIDCUTS SHREDDED, as it was found to contain an undeclared and controlled ingredient. Acting on intelligence, the DH collected the above...
- 2016.08.26
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Togo
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 26) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...