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- 2020.08.24
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of prepackaged fruit and nut bar suspected to be contaminated with Salmonella
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 24) urged the public not to consume a kind of prepackaged fruit and nut bar imported from the United Kingdom (UK) due to possible contamination with...
- 2020.08.24
Recall of Glucofit Film Coated Tablets 500mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 24) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Suntol Medical Ltd (Suntol), to recall a metformin-containing product, Glucofit Film Coated Tablets 500mg (Hong Kong Registration Number: HK-64639), from the market...
- 2020.08.13
CFS follows up on incident that chicken wing sample from Brazil tested positive to novel coronavirus in Shenzhen
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (August 13) said that in view of a notice issued by the Shenzhen Headquarters for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Epidemic Caused by Novel Coronavirus...
- 2020.08.13
Prepackaged bamboo fungi sample detected with excessive preservative and in breach of food labelling regulation
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 13) that a sample of prepackaged bamboo fungi was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative, at a level exceeding the legal limit, and...
- 2020.08.13
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared Western drug ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 13) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named Fit Fit Day as it was found to contain undeclared and banned drug ingredients that might be dangerous to one's health. ...
- 2020.08.07
DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredients detected in cream products prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 7) urged members of the public who consulted a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Ms Ng Hoi-yan, practising at Room 1103, Sunbeam Commercial Building, 469-471 Nathan Road, Kowloon, to take note...
- 2020.08.04
CFS finds malachite green in green grouper sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 4) announced that malachite green was found in a green grouper sample. A follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "The CFS collected the...
- 2020.08.04
CFS finds trace amount of antibiotic in egg sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 4) that an egg sample from Ukraine was detected to contain a trace amount of metronidazole, an antibiotic. The CFS is following up on the case....