Travelling can be exciting and rewarding, but can also carry potential risks. Contaminated water or food can cause a variety of diseases that range from mild and short-lived symptoms (e.g. vomiting, diarrhoea) to longer and more severe diseases (e.g. cholera, hepatitis A). Travellers should remain vigilant when abroad and make reference to the following information to prevent food- or water-borne illness.
Food Safety Topics
- Food Safety Tips for Travellers
- Purchasing high-risk foods online or bring them from other places into Hong Kong
- "Mad Honey Poisoning" Case
- Remain Vigilant Against Avian Influenza
- Food Safety Tips for Vulnerable Population Groups
- Raw Oysters and Food Safety
Food Safety Focus
- Food Safety and People with Lower Immunity (32nd issue, March 2009)
- Mad Honey Poisoning and Grayanotoxins (85th issue, August 2013)
- Toxins in Our Honey? (89th issue, December 2013)
- Food Safety Advice for Travellers and Pilgrims to Middle East (95th issue, June 2014)
