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- 2016.01.27
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product
A man aged 20 was arrested in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (January 27) for suspected illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product. Acting upon a public complaint, it was found that a...
- 2016.01.27
Prepackaged radish cake sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 27) announced that the sugar content in a prepackaged radish cake sample was found to be inconsistent with the declared value on its nutrition label....
- 2016.01.25
Import of poultry and poultry products from Liuzhi district of Liupanshui in Guizhou Province suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 25) that in view of notifications from the Ministry of Agriculture and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a confirmed case of...
- 2016.01.18
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from parts of US and Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 18) that in view of a notification from the United States (US) authorities about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza in...
- 2016.01.15
Centre for Food Safety announces test results on Lunar New Year food (first phase)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 15) announced the test results of a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project on Lunar New Year (LNY) food (first phase). Except for a...
- 2016.01.15
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Fife County, Scotland
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 15) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2016.01.14
Recall of two batches of One Step HCG Pregnancy Test
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 14) drew public attention to the recall by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia concerning the One Step Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Pregnancy Test (batch numbers: 20150314 and...
- 2016.01.12
Import and sale of kind of chocolate milk beverage from the Netherlands prohibited immediately
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (January 12) announced that the colony count of a chocolate milk beverage sample manufactured in the Netherlands was found exceeding the legal limit. The CFS has...