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- 2016.06.29
CFS follows up on illegal import of frozen pork feet from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 29) that a consignment of frozen pork feet from Gunma Prefecture, Japan, was imported into Hong Kong without the necessary certificate of...
- 2016.06.29
DH raids retail shop for suspected illegal sale of nicotine-containing liquid for electronic cigarettes
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 29) raided a retail shop in Mong Kok in a joint operation with the Police for suspected illegal sale of a nicotine-containing liquid called Liqua Original Smoke Juice Cuban Cigar Tobacco intended for use with...
- 2016.06.29
DH raids retail shops for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products
Two retail shops in Sheung Shui were raided today (June 29) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products and Part 1 poisons. Following a public...
- 2016.06.28
Import ban on raw oysters harvested from Donegal County in Ireland lifted
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 28) announced that the import ban imposed on raw oysters from Donegal County, Ireland, has been lifted with immediate effect, except for raw oysters...
- 2016.06.27
DH raids shops for suspected illegal sale of slimming products with undeclared controlled drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 27) raided two retail shops in Mong Kok and Yuen Long for suspected illegal sale of two slimming products called 4L SLIMNESS and 4L SLIMBURN PLUS, which are suspected to contain an undeclared Part 1 poison....
- 2016.06.27
Excessive metallic contaminant found in prepackaged dried mushroom sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 27) announced that a prepackaged dried mushroom sample was detected with a metallic contaminant, cadmium, at a level exceeding the legal limit. Members of...
- 2016.06.24
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese white cabbage sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 24) announced that a Chinese white cabbage sample was found to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2016.06.23
IKEA recalls all PATRULL safety gates for risk of children falling down stairs
IKEA has received customer reports where PATRULL safety gates have opened unexpectedly and children have fallen down stairs. Some of the incidents have required medical attention. A third party investigation has shown that the locking mechanism is...