Press Releases

Date	Headline
31.12.2021	FEHD strengthens regulations on handling of meat and poultry by fresh provision shops Fish ball sample detected with methylmercury at level that may have breached Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations Second round of FEHD anti-rodent operations in designated target areas concludes with fruitful results CFS announces food safety report for November Import of poultry meat and products from Ehime Prefecture in Japan suspended
30.12.2021	Joint Office for investigation of water seepage launches thematic webpage Prepackaged dried mushroom sample in breach of food labelling regulation Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Italy, UK, France and Poland suspended
29.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from Buan-gun of Jeollabuk-do Province in Korea suspended
28.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from Leiria District in Portugal suspended
24.12.2021	FEHD reminds catering business operators to continuously comply with requirements on air change or air purifiers FEHD orders Mong Kok fresh provision shop to suspend business for 21 days FEHD orders Yuen Long fresh provision shop to suspend business for seven days
23.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany, Poland and Netherlands suspended FEHD raids unlicensed cold store in Yuen Long (with photo)
22.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK, Denmark and France suspended
21.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Korea, Netherlands, Poland and UK suspended
20.12.2021	FEHD launches enhanced year-end clean-up operation (with photos) CFS urges public not to consume several kinds of cheese from France with possible Shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Sweden, France, Germany and Poland suspended November's monthly gravidtrap index for Aedes albopictus continues to fall Regional Joint Office (New Territories East) of Joint Office for investigation of water seepage cases comes into full operation
17.12.2021	Registration for FEHD's free COVID-19 testing services for targeted groups to end on December 24 FEHD strives to crack down on sale of chilled or frozen meat disguised as fresh meat (with photos)
16.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Korea, UK, Sweden and Poland suspended Working Group submits final report on compliance with requirement on air change or air purifiers in catering premises to Government
15.12.2021	Two prepackaged date samples in breach of food labelling regulation Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany and Poland suspended
14.12.2021	FEHD strives to ensure food safety of oysters to be eaten in raw state (with photo) Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany suspended
13.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Japan, Poland and Ireland suspended
10.12.2021	Open auctions for public market stalls to be held in mid-December Prepackaged mushrooms sample in breach of food labelling regulation Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Belgium, Pakistan and Italy suspended
9.12.2021	CFS urges public not to consume several kinds of ice cream from France with possible presence of ethylene oxide
8.12.2021	FEHD reminds catering premises and scheduled premises operators and public on extending the use of "LeaveHomeSafe" mobile application and adjustment of modes of operation of catering business Import of poultry meat and products from Udine Province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region in Italy suspended
7.12.2021	CFS finds malachite green in grass carp sample Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Russia, Korea and Japan suspended
6.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Germany suspended Test results on microbiological quality of poon choi all satisfactory
3.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan suspended
2.12.2021	Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Italy suspended
1.12.2021	Prepackaged dried mushroom and spinach noodle samples in breach of food labelling regulation Import of poultry meat and products from areas in UK suspended

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