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- 2015.08.05
Excessive pesticide residues found in Chinese kale sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 5) found a Chinese kale sample with pesticide residue at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the case. A spokesman said, "The...
- 2015.08.05
Trade warned against selling batch of black cod steak containing excessive mercury
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 5) advised the trade to stop selling a batch of prepackaged black cod steak immediately as a sample taken was found to contain a metal contaminant,...
- 2015.08.05
Update on suspected food poisoning cases
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (August 5) provided an update on its investigation into suspected food poisoning cases related to the consumption of sandwiches of "Hung Rui Chen" (Horng Ryen Jen) (in case of...
- 2015.08.04
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 4) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian...
- 2015.08.03
Certain Taiwan sandwiches banned from being imported into and sold in Hong Kong
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 3) that a ban on the import into and sale within Hong Kong of all "Hung Rui Chen" (Horng Ryen Jen) (in case of any problem with the...
- 2015.07.29
CFS announces risk assessment study results on microbiological quality of sushi and sashimi in Hong Kong
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 29) announced the results of a recently completed risk assessment study on the microbiological quality of sushi and sashimi in Hong Kong. Results showed...
- 2015.07.29
CFS announces risk assessment study results on microbiological quality of sushi and sashimi in Hong Kong
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 29) announced the results of a recently completed risk assessment study on the microbiological quality of sushi and sashimi in Hong Kong. Results showed...
- 2015.07.29
DH investigates case of proprietary Chinese medicine contaminated with alkaloids
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 29) appealed to members of the public not to consume a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), namely [Yang Family] Chuan Xin Lian Pian (registration number: HKP-00409) (batch number: 14617), as the above pCm was...