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- 2026.10.06
Prepackaged bamboo shoot sample in breach of food labelling regulation
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 6) that a sample of prepackaged bamboo shoot was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is allowed to be used in certain...
- 2026.10.05
Import of poultry meat and products from areas in US and UK suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (October 5) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza...
- 2026.10.05
Nitrofuran metabolite found in prepackaged frozen shrimp sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 5) announced that a trace amount of metabolite (AOZ) of furazolidone (a type of nitrofurans), a non-permitted veterinary drug, was found in a sample of...
- 2026.10.05
Prepackaged infants and young children congee sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
Product name: TOMATO ONION SCALLOP CHICKEN CONGEE Brand: pinkfong BABY SHARK Place of origin: Taiwan Distributor: MAN KAN INTERNATIONAL LTD. Net Weight: 300g (150g x 2 pcs) Best-before date: 2027/05/08 Non-compliant test parameters: Protein Detected...
- 2026.09.30
CFS finds Salmonella in Hainanese chicken rice sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 30) that a sample of Hainanese chicken rice was found to contain a pathogen, Salmonella. The CFS is following up on the incident. "The CFS...
- 2026.09.30
DH and Police raid premises suspected of illegally supplying and/or possessing unregistered pharmaceutical products for injection treatments (with photos)
In view of the fact that certain premises were suspected to provide injectable treatments involving unregistered pharmaceutical products to the public, the Department of Health (DH) conducted a raid in Tsim Sha Tsui today (September 30) in...
- 2026.09.25
DH steps up enforcement actions against illegal use of pharmacy logo and title ahead of festivities to safeguard public health (with photo)
In anticipation of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National ...
- 2026.09.21
CHP investigates probable case of botulism
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today (September 21) is investigating a probable case of botulism following botulinum toxin injections. The CHP urges the public to only receive botulinum toxin that has been...