The number of foodborne illness outbreaks declined in Hong Kong in 2024 compared to the year before but there was a rise in norovirus epidemics, according to statistics just released.
Included food poisoning outbreaks related to food premises and businesses and were reported to the Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
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Beetroot salad contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus was the likely source of illness onboard two flights from Nepal.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health in Hong Kong said 43 passengers, 22 men and 21 women, on two flights from Kathmandu earlier this month were affected.
They
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More than 130 people have fallen sick after eating at a restaurant in Hong Kong.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health has recorded 138 cases linked to food served on different days at the Golden Lilies International Banquet Hall in Kowloon Bay.
Four clusters are
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A health inspector in Hong Kong has pled guilty to stealing food samples.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) had previously charged five inspectors at the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) with allegedly abusing their power by failing to dispose of unused
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Officials in Hong Kong are investigating 40 cases of invasive Group B Streptococcus infection.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health appealed to the public for heightened vigilance and attention when touching or handling raw freshwater fish. Advice included wearing gloves and not consuming undercooked freshwater
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Fifteen people recently fell sick in Hong Kong after eating vanilla-flavored ice cream in restaurants.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health said the incident involved three restaurants in the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong hotel: Grand Café, Grissini, and One Harbour Road.
There are nine males
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Five inspectors from the Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong have been charged for stealing food samples.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) recently filed charges against the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) health inspectors.
A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said the five employees
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The number of people sick and the number of outbreaks increased this past year in Hong Kong, according to the country’s Centre for Food Safety.
In 2022, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received 117 food poisoning outbreak referrals from the Department of Health, affecting 500 people. The number of
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Officials in Hong Kong are investigating illnesses linked to a school lunch box supplier.
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has received information about two suspected food poisoning outbreaks from the Centre for Health Protection, involving four students who had meals provided by this supplier on Feb. 13 and
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An updated version of a hygiene standards guide for the catering sector has been published by a trade group in the United Kingdom.
UKHospitality represents more than 730 companies operating around 85,000 venues across the sector in England, Scotland, and Wales.
The document contains advice and guidance for caterers on how to comply with
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