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- 2015.06.09
Hong Kong Customs combats unfair trade practices at ginseng and dried seafood shop
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 8) arrested a salesperson of a ginseng and dried seafood shop suspected of adopting an unfair trade practice in the sale of maca to a visitor. The suspected practice involving misleading omission might have...
- 2015.06.05
Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Dak Nong Province, Vietnam
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 5) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza...
- 2015.06.04
Excessive pesticide residues found in two watercress samples and a spinach sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 4) found two watercress samples and one spinach sample with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the cases and...
- 2015.06.02
Excessive pesticide residues found in bitter gourd and eggplant samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 2) found a bitter gourd sample and an eggplant sample with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limits. The CFS is following up on the cases and...
- 2015.06.02
Permitted colouring matters found in prepacked mustard undeclared
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 2) said that a batch of prepacked mustard imported from Taiwan was found to be in breach of food labelling regulations for not declaring on its food label...
- 2015.06.01
Excessive pesticide residues found in four watercress samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 1) found four watercress samples with pesticide residues at levels exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up on the cases and reminds members of...
- 2015.05.31
CFS announces food safety report for April
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (May 31) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 8 900 food samples tested were found to be satisfactory...
- 2015.05.29
CFS follows up on sea cucumber imported from Taiwan suspected to be processed with acetic acid not permitted for food use
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 29) received a notification from the Taiwanese authorities that several batches of dried and frozen sea cucumber suspected to be processed with acetic acid...