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- 2016.05.03
Import and sale of raw oysters harvested from Area 15 of British Columbia, Canada, prohibited with immediate effect
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 3) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters harvested from Area 15 of British Columbia, Canada, has been prohibited with...
- 2016.04.29
Formaldehyde found in noodlefish sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 29) announced that a noodlefish sample was found to contain formaldehyde. The CFS is following up on the case. A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS...
- 2016.04.29
Four Japanese dried mushroom samples detected with low level of radioactivity
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 29) detected four dried mushroom samples from two different brands, imported from Japan and collected at import level for radiation testing, with low...
- 2016.04.29
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 (April 29) 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 for...
- 2016.04.28
Import and sale of raw oysters harvested from Canada's Vancouver Island or produced by Canadian manufacturer Pacific Rim Shellfish (2003) Corp prohibited
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 28) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters harvested from Vancouver Island, Canada or produced by a manufacturer in...
- 2016.04.27
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Iraq
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 27) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2016.04.27
Permitted sweetener found in bottled tomato juice sample not declared
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 27) that a bottled tomato juice sample was found to be in breach of food labelling regulations for not declaring on its food label a permitted...
- 2016.04.27
Prepackaged chocolate sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 27) announced that the sodium content of a prepackaged chocolate sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on the nutrition label. The...