Press Releases

Date	Headline
29.1.2021	FEHD and C&ED raid fresh provision shops suspected of selling chilled meat as fresh meat (with photo) CFS urges public not to consume sesame oil from Italy with possible presence of ethylene oxide Centre for Food Safety announces test results on Lunar New Year food (second phase) CFS announces food safety report for December 2020 and summary of food surveillance programme for 2020
28.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland suspended
27.1.2021	FEHD raids fresh provision shop suspected of selling chilled meat as fresh meat (with photo) Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany and Italy suspended
25.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany, France, Japan and Korea suspended Monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus of December 2020 remains at lowest level
24.1.2021	FEHD to step up cleansing and disinfection in specified "restricted area" in Jordan
22.1.2021	Application period for subsidy schemes for catering, commercial bathhouse and places of public entertainment sectors to end on January 28 Burial and cremation services to be suspended on Lunar New Year's Day
21.1.2021	CFS urges public not to consume loaf from France with possible presence of ethylene oxide Import of poultry meat and products from four municipalities in Sweden suspended FEHD conducts joint operation in Tsim Sha Tsui and takes stringent enforcement actions relating to anti-epidemic regulations FEHD continues to arrange free COVID-19 testing services for targeted groups
20.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in India, France and Poland suspended FEHD releases monthly allocation results for new niches at Tsang Tsui Columbarium
19.1.2021	Government announces new arrangements for sale of New Year flowers Import of poultry meat and products from areas in India, Vietnam, Russia, Poland and Korea suspended
18.1.2021	FEHD appeals for active participation in year-end clean-up campaign (with photos) Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK, Germany and Korea suspended FEHD and Police conduct joint operation in Jordan and take stringent enforcement action relating to anti-epidemic regulations
15.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Hungary and Vietnam suspended Centre for Food Safety announces test results on Lunar New Year food (first phase)
14.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Japan and France suspended
13.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland suspended
12.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in France, UK, Germany and Korea suspended
11.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Poland and Lithuania suspended
8.1.2021	Government announces cancellation of 2021 Lunar New Year fairs Import of poultry meat and products from Senegal and areas in Poland and Netherlands suspended FEHD orders Kwun Tong food factory to suspend business for 14 days
7.1.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK, Korea, Denmark and Hungary suspended FEHD orders Yuen Long restaurant to suspend business for 14 days
6.1.2021	CFS finds trace of malachite green in goldfish sample Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Sweden and UK suspended
5.1.2021	Prepackaged date sample in breach of food labelling regulation Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany and Korea suspended
4.1.2021	FEHD steps up inspections and joins inter-departmental joint operations around New Year to take stringent enforcement action relating to anti-epidemic regulations Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany, Poland and Japan suspended FEHD launches stepped-up year-end clean-up campaign (with photo)
3.1.2021	FEHD conducts joint operations near Pei Ho Street Market in Sham Shui Po to take stringent enforcement actions relating to anti-epidemic regulations and obstructions in public places (with photo) FEHD steps up inspections and joins interdepartmental joint operations around New Year to take stringent enforcement actions relating to anti-epidemic regulations
2.1.2021	FEHD steps up inspections and joins interdepartmental joint operations around New Year to take stringent enforcement actions relating to anti-epidemic regulations
1.1.2021	FEHD steps up inspections and joins interdepartmental joint operations around New Year to take stringent enforcement actions relating to anti-epidemic regulations (with photo)

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