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- 2020.07.02
CFS urges public to stop consuming boletes suspected to contain mixture of species including inedible or poisonous mushrooms
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 2) called on the public to stop consuming a batch of prepackaged boletes as the product is suspected to contain a mixture of species including inedible or...
- 2020.07.02
Hong Kong Customs investigates suspected case of supplying surgical masks with false trade descriptions to GLD (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs is currently investigating a case in which surgical masks with suspected false trade descriptions were supplied to the Government Logistics Department (GLD). Four persons, including directors and staff members, of the two suppliers...
- 2020.06.30
CFS announces food safety report for May
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 30) released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 12,200 food samples tested were satisfactory except for five...
- 2020.06.30
Sample of prepackaged frozen green wrasse fillet detected with mercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 30) that a sample of prepackaged frozen green wrasse fillet imported from New Zealand was found to contain a metal contaminant, mercury, at a...
- 2020.06.24
Import of poultry meat and products from Veneto and Lombardy regions in Italy suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 24) that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of low pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza in...
- 2020.06.19
CFS urges public not to consume two kinds of prepackaged cheese spread that may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 19) urged the public not to consume two kinds of prepackaged cheese spread imported from the United Kingdom (UK) due to possible contamination with...
- 2020.06.16
CFS announces test results of imported salmon samples
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (June 16) said that in view of recent media reports that the novel coronavirus was detected on chopping boards used for cutting salmon during a COVID-19...
- 2020.06.16
Prepackaged lobster meat with crab paste sample in breach of food labelling regulation
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 16) that a sample of prepackaged lobster meat with crab paste was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative which is allowed to be used in...