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- 2020.07.16
Sample of prepackaged frozen green wrasse fillet detected with methylmercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 16) that a sample of prepackaged frozen green wrasse fillet imported from New Zealand was found to contain a metal contaminant, methylmercury, at...
- 2020.07.15
Batch recall of Timo-Comod Eyedrops 0.5% (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 15) endorsed Reich Pharm Limited, the registration certificate holder of Timo-Comod Eyedrops 0.5% (Timo-Comod) (Hong Kong Registration Number: HK-44928), to recall one batch (Batch Number: 296015) of...
- 2020.07.14
CHP urges public not to use unsafe whitening cream (with photos)
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (July 14) appealed to members of the public not to buy or use a whitening cream product (see photos) as it may contain excessive mercury, which is harmful to health. The appeal...
- 2020.07.10
CFS finds trace of malachite green in grass carp sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 10) announced that a trace amount of malachite green was found in a grass carp sample. Follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "Subsequent to...
- 2020.07.10
FEHD reminds food business operators and food handlers again to continue adopting anti-epidemic precautionary measures
In view of the latest development of COVID-19, and that food handlers were involved in local confirmed cases, food business operators and food handlers should attach importance to personal, food and environmental hygiene, so as to reduce the risk of...
- 2020.07.07
CFS finds trace of malachite green in grass carp sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 7) announced that a trace amount of malachite green was found in a grass carp sample. A follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "The CFS collected...
- 2020.07.06
DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredient detected in cream product prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 6) urged clients who consulted a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), KU Chu-yu, practising at Room 11, 2/F, Fu Tao Building, 98 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, should take note of a cream...
- 2020.07.03
Canned fried fish fibre sample detected with mercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 3) that a canned fried fish fibre sample was found to contain a metal contaminant, mercury, at a level exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is...