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- 2016.05.23
Prepackaged rice dumpling sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 23) announced that the sodium content in a prepackaged rice dumpling sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label....
- 2016.05.20
Prepackaged rice dumpling sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 20) announced that the sodium content in a prepackaged rice dumpling sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label....
- 2016.05.17
CFS follows up on Holle organic infant formula 1 with possible Enterobacter sakazakii contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department noted today (May 17) that in view of media reports on the detection of Enterobacter sakazakii in Holle Bio-Anfangsmilch (Organic Infant Formula) 1 by the Heilongjiang...
- 2016.05.16
DH urges public not to buy or use Turboderm-M Cream with undeclared drug ingredients (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 16) urged the public not to buy or use a product called Turboderm-M Cream as it was found to contain undeclared drug ingredients and a false Hong Kong registration number labelled on its box. Acting on a...
- 2016.05.16
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 (May 16) 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...
- 2016.05.13
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Bidar District, Karnataka State, India
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 13) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2016.05.13
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese kale sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 13) announced that a sample of Chinese kale was found to have a pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case....
- 2016.05.11
DH raids shop for suspected illegal sale of slimming product with undeclared banned drug ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 11) raided a retail shop in Mong Kok in a joint operation with the Police for suspected illegal sale of a slimming product, namely Fizzle Pop Soda, suspected to contain undeclared banned drug...