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- 2018.09.20
DH raids retail shops for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical product (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (September 20) in a joint operation raided two retail shops in Sheung Shui and Yuen Long for suspected illegal sale and possession of an unregistered pharmaceutical product. Three people were...
- 2018.09.11
Test results of seasonal food surveillance project on mooncakes (second phase) all satisfactory
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (September 11) announced the results of a seasonal food surveillance project on mooncakes (second phase). The results of about 140 samples tested were all...
- 2018.09.06
Popsicle sample detected with coliform bacteria exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 6) announced that a popsicle sample of mango pomelo coconut cream flavour was found to contain coliform bacteria exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up...
- 2018.09.05
CFS follows up on illegal import of sweet potato and yam from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (September 5) that 50 cartons of sweet potato (a total of 250 kilograms) from Chiba Prefecture and 10 cartons of yam (a total of 40 kilograms) from...
- 2018.09.04
Packed milk drink sample found to contain excessive Bacillus cereus
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 4) announced that a packed milk drink sample was found to contain an excessive amount of Bacillus cereus, a pathogen. The CFS is following up on the...
- 2018.09.03
Popsicle sample detected with coliform bacteria exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 3) announced that a honeydew berry sorbet popsicle sample was found to contain coliform bacteria exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress....
- 2018.08.30
CFS follows up on illegal import of burdock from Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 30) that a carton of burdock, totalling ten kilograms, from Gunma Prefecture, Japan was illegally imported into Hong Kong. None of the product...
- 2018.08.28
Safety alert on specific lots of CoaguChek blood coagulation test strips (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 28) drew public attention to a safety alert issued by local supplier Roche Diagnostics (Hong Kong) Limited concerning specific lots of its blood coagulation test strips, namely CoaguChek XS PT Test and...