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- 2016.03.09
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in baby Shanghai greens sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 9) announced that a baby Shanghai greens sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2016.03.04
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in choi sum sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 4) announced that a choi sum sample was detected to have pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A...
- 2016.03.03
Public urged not to consume another kind of Mars Snickers product suspected to contain pieces of plastic
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, subsequent to earlier detection of the import into and sale in Hong Kong of a batch of Mars Snickers Miniatures product suspected to contain pieces of plastic, today...
- 2016.03.02
Import and sale of raw oysters harvested in Penn Cove, Washington State, US prohibited with immediate effect
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 2) that the import into and sale within Hong Kong of raw oysters harvested in Penn Cove, Washington State, the United States (US), has been...
- 2016.03.01
Call to stop consuming puffer fish maws containing tetrodotoxin
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 1) called on the public to stop consuming two kinds of prepackaged puffer fish maw as they contained tetrodotoxin. The trade should also stop selling or...
- 2016.03.01
Import of poultry and poultry products from Duyun City of Qiannan State in Guizhou Province suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 1) that in view of notifications from the Ministry of Agriculture and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a confirmed case of...
- 2016.03.01
Two prepackaged food samples not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 1) announced that the nutrient contents of two prepackaged food samples, namely a smoked oyster sample and a cheese sample, were found to be inconsistent...
- 2016.02.29
Two prepackaged food samples not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (February 29) announced that the nutrient contents of two prepackaged food samples, namely a canned coffee sample and a cheese cracker chips sample were found to...