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- 2016.08.26
Prepackaged flour sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 26) announced that the sugar content in a prepackaged flour sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label. Follow-up...
- 2016.08.25
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 (August 25) that two bamboo fungus samples, one prepackaged and one loose-packed, were found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative, at levels...
- 2016.08.24
Call to stop consuming dried puffer fish containing tetrodotoxin
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 24) called on the public to stop consuming loose-packed dried puffer fish bought from a temporary stall in Ngau Tau Kok Road as it contained...
- 2016.08.22
Fresh beef sample found to contain sulphur dioxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 22) that a fresh beef sample was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is not permitted to be used in fresh meat. The CFS is...
- 2016.08.22
Soft ice-cream sample detected with coliform count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 22) announced that a sample of soft ice-cream was found to contain a coliform count exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress. A spokesman...
- 2016.08.22
Two prepackaged food samples not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 22) announced that the nutrient contents of a bottled dressing sample and a tinned infant formula sample were found to be inconsistent with the declared...
- 2016.08.19
DH endorses batch recall of eye drops (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 19) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Ashford Pharmaceuticals Limited, to recall from consumers a batch of eye drops labelled as Optomycin Eye Drops 0.5% (registration number: HK-49683) on the outer box...
- 2016.08.18
CFS urges public not to consume plasticiser-tainted bottled tartare sauce imported from UK
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 18) that a sample of bottled tartare sauce imported from the United Kingdom (UK) was found to contain a plasticiser, Di-isodecyl phthalate...