Press Release

Date	Headline
31.8.2017	CFS announces food safety report for July Egg samples imported from Belgium found with pesticide fipronil exceeding legal limit Import and sale of raw oysters harvested in Zwembesi Farms of South Africa suspended
29.8.2017	Tinned infant formula sample not in compliance with nutrition label rules
28.8.2017	Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Province of Lodi in Italy Chilled liquid egg yolk and chilled liquid whole egg samples imported from Belgium found with pesticide fipronil exceeding legal limit Excessive pesticide residues found in papaya and water spinach samples
25.8.2017	Excessive metallic contaminant found in shallot sample CFS urges public not to consume a batch of bottled fruit juice drink contaminated with patulin
24.8.2017	Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality and Abaqulusi Local Municipality, South Africa
21.8.2017	Import of poultry and poultry products from Luodian County, Qiannan State in Guizhou Province suspended
17.8.2017	Bottled preserved bean curd suspected to contain excessive Bacillus cereus
15.8.2017	Silver pin noodle sample detected with preservative ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate Ice-cream sample detected with coliform bacteria exceeding legal limit
14.8.2017	Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from the Philippines and Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, South Africa CFS enhances measure by holding poultry eggs from EU countries for testing at import level
11.8.2017	Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Province of Pavia in Italy
9.8.2017	Ice-cream mooncake sample detected with coliform bacteria exceeding legal limit
8.8.2017	Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Mogale City Local Municipality, South Africa
7.8.2017	Hong Kong bans import of poultry meat and products from Province of Parma in Italy
4.8.2017	CFS urges public not to consume fried swordfish floss from Taiwan found to contain excessive mercury CFS follows up on Dutch eggs found with pesticide fipronil
3.8.2017	Import of poultry and poultry products from Horqin District, Tongliao City in Inner Mongolia suspended CFS urges public not to consume batch of frozen buffalo meat from India suspected to contain veterinary drug chloramphenicol

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