Press Releases

Date	Headline
30.6.2016	Centre for Food Safety promotes healthy eating habit with less salt and sugar from young age (with photos) Excessive metallic contaminant found in prepackaged dried mushroom and bamboo fungus samples CFS announces food safety report for May
29.6.2016	CFS follows up on illegal import of frozen pork feet from Japan CFS finds trace of malachite green in eel sample
28.6.2016	UK beef import restriction further relaxed Import ban on raw oysters harvested from Donegal County in Ireland lifted
27.6.2016	Excessive metallic contaminant found in prepackaged dried mushroom sample
24.6.2016	CFS finds traces of malachite green in eel sample Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Chinese white cabbage sample May's monthly ovitrap index for Aedes albopictus rises
23.6.2016	Trade warned against selling batch of black cod steak containing excessive mercury FEHD and LCSD conduct joint operation on prevention and control of mosquitoes and biting midges (with photos)
21.6.2016	Import of poultry and poultry products from Sangzhi County in Hunan Province suspended
19.6.2016	FEHD cancels licence of restaurant in Sham Shui Po
18.6.2016	Import and sale of shellfish harvested from South Ayrshire, UK prohibited immediately
17.6.2016	FEHD cancels licence of fresh provision shop in North Point
16.6.2016	Illegal slaughtering activities cracked down in Yuen Long CFS finds traces of malachite green in two eel samples
14.6.2016	Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in spinach sample
13.6.2016	Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in snow pea sample HK bans import of poultry and poultry products from Province of Friesland, Netherlands Regulations on nutrition labelling of follow-up formula and prepackaged food for infants and young children take effect today
8.6.2016	Vegetarian spiced duck sample contaminated with Bacillus cereus
7.6.2016	CFS finds traces of malachite green in eel sample Prepackaged cookies sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
6.6.2016	Excessive metallic contaminant found in prepackaged boletoid mushroom sample Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Niger FEHD to introduce newly designed litter containers in batches (with photo)
5.6.2016	FEHD launches Keep Clean Ambassador Ah Tak Facebook page to promote keeping Hong Kong clean (with photo) Faecal droppings of live poultry from Yan Oi Market in Tuen Mun tested positive of H7N9 virus
1.6.2016	CFS urges not to consume two kinds of prepackaged flour with possible E. coli contamination Import ban on raw oysters harvested from Drumcliff Bay in Ireland (harvest area code: SO-DB-DB) lifted

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