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- 2016.06.07
CFS finds traces of malachite green in eel sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 7) announced that an eel sample was found to contain a trace amount of malachite green. Follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "The CFS collected...
- 2016.06.07
Prepackaged cookies sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 7) announced that the saturated fatty acids content in a prepackaged cookies sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition...
- 2016.06.06
Excessive metallic contaminant found in prepackaged boletoid mushroom sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 6) announced that a prepackaged boletoid mushroom sample was detected with a metallic contaminant, cadmium, at a level exceeding the legal limit. Members of...
- 2016.06.06
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Niger
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 6) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2016.06.03
DH alerts public to health risks of inappropriate use of botulinum toxin injections
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 3) alerted the public to health risks of inappropriate use of botulinum toxin injections following investigations by its Centre for Health Protection (CHP) into an additional case of suspected botulism after...
- 2016.06.01
CFS urges not to consume two kinds of prepackaged flour with possible E. coli contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 1) urged the public not to consume two kinds of prepackaged flour imported from the United States as the product might have been contaminated with...
- 2016.05.31
CFS announces results of seasonal food surveillance on rice dumplings
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 31) announced the results of a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project on rice dumplings. Except for three prepackaged rice dumpling samples...
- 2016.05.31
CFS finds Salmonella in sample of rice roll with BBQ pork
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 31) that a sample of rice roll with BBQ pork was found to contain a pathogen, Salmonella. The CFS has instructed the restaurant concerned to stop...