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- 2016.04.26
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Lebanon
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 26) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian...
- 2016.04.25
DH urges public not to use product with undeclared medicines (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 25) urged the public not to buy or use a product (no English name, see photo) as it was found to contain an undeclared Part 1 poison, diclofenac. Upon notification by the Hospital Authority (HA) of a case...
- 2016.04.21
HK bans import of poultry meat and products from Tarn Department, France
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 21) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N9 avian...
- 2016.04.21
Prepackaged lemon drop sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 21) announced that the sodium content of a prepackaged lemon drop sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on the nutrition label. The...
- 2016.04.19
CFS urges public not to consume two batches of cold cuts suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 19) urged the public not to consume two batches of pre-packaged cold cuts as the products might have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a...
- 2016.04.18
DH investigates case of proprietary Chinese medicine tainted with Western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) is today (April 18) investigating a case of a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), namely [Great Wall Brand] Yin Chiao Chieh Tu Pien (registration number: HKP-00056, batch number: MH-151) tainted with a Western drug...
- 2016.04.18
Fresh pork sample found to contain sulphur dioxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 18) that a fresh pork sample was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is not permitted to be used in fresh meat. The CFS is...
- 2016.04.14
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese cabbage
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 14) announced that a Chinese cabbage sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...