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- 2018.05.17
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of French raw milk cheese suspected to be contaminated with E.coli (O26)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 17) urged the public not to consume a kind of raw milk cheese imported from France and the import into and sale in Hong Kong of that kind of cheese had also...
- 2018.05.14
Call for public to stop consuming porcini mushrooms 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 (May 14) called on the public to stop consuming loose-pack porcini mushrooms sold at a shop in Tuen Mun as the mushrooms concerned were suspected to contain...
- 2018.05.03
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of French cheese suspected to be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 3) urged the public not to consume a kind of cheese imported from France due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)....
- 2018.05.03
DH notified of recall of specific lots of Accu-Chek Performa test strips (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 3) received notification from local supplier Roche Diagnostics (Hong Kong) Limited (Roche) on its voluntary recall of specific lots of Accu-Chek Performa test strips due to a potential safety concern. Patients...
- 2018.05.02
Popsicle sample detected with coliform bacteria exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 2) announced that a honeydew berry sorbet popsicle sample was found to contain coliform bacteria exceeding the legal limit. Follow-up is in progress. Details...
- 2018.04.30
CFS urges public not to consume a kind of French cheese suspected to be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 30) urged the public not to consume a kind of cheese imported from France due to possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)....
- 2018.04.24
Woman arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product (with photo)
A 41-year-old woman was arrested in a joint operation by the Depa...
- 2018.04.23
Import and sale of romaine lettuce produced in Arizona, US suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 23) that the import into and sale in Hong Kong of romaine lettuce produced in the State of Arizona, the United States (US), has been suspended...