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Cross contamination, temperature abuse factors in sandwich outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on July 16, 2020

Cross contamination and temperature abuse are factors that played a role in an outbreak of Salmonella in Hong Kong earlier this year.

In May, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health…
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Man critically ill in Hong Kong after eating puffer fish

By Joe Whitworth on April 25, 2020

A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning.

The 65-year-old man developed facial numbness, general weakness and respiratory failure about two…
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Vietnam and Hong Kong investigation finds forged health certificates

By News Desk on January 21, 2020

Vietnamese authorities have identified eight forged health certificates related to one meat processing plant.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong found discrepancies in serial numbers of health certificates issued by Vietnamese authorities…
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Death spurs plant warning in France; similar circumstance in Hong Kong

By Joe Whitworth on July 10, 2019

French authorities have warned the public about the risks of confusing toxic and edible plants after the death of a man last month.

In June, a 63-year-old man died after eating water hemlock — also…
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Hepatitis A cases increase in Hong Kong; source unknown

By News Desk on November 15, 2018

Officials in Hong Kong have issued a warning because of a rise in Hepatitis A cases since October.

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reminded the public to maintain strict…
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Only 4 samples fail food safety tests during March in Hong Kong

By News Desk on May 1, 2018

Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety (CFS) Monday released the findings of its food safety report for March. The results of about 12,000 food samples tested were satisfactory except for four samples. The overall satisfaction…
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Irish raw milk cheese recalled around world because of Listeria

By News Desk on November 8, 2017

A Listeria related recall in mid-October of organic, raw milk cheddar cheese announced by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has made it half way around the world, with authorities in Hong Kong posting a…
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Dutch egg recall for insecticide contamination spans the globe

By News Desk on August 8, 2017

Dutch egg producers’ practice of mixing the toxic insecticide Fipronil with a cleaning agent and sanitizer known as “Dega 16” for use around chickens has apparently led to the world’s largest recall of shell eggs…
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Recall information takes days to reach Hong Kong from Canada

By Coral Beach on May 31, 2017

Despite instantaneous communication technology, word of a recall of flour linked to an E. coli outbreak in Canada did not reach Hong Kong until after all of the implicated exported flour had been sold at…
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Bird flu deaths bring live poultry market ban in Hunan province

By Dan Flynn on February 9, 2017

Live poultry sales are being shut down in China’s central Hunan province because one strain of bird flu has turned deadly for people. Americans are being cautioned about the outbreak, but are not being warned…
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Hong Kong’s food safety center reports monthly, yearly data

By News Desk on January 31, 2017

Hong Kong’s Center  for Food Safety (CFS), a unit of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has released the findings of its food safety report for December 2016 and surveillance information for 2016.

Only 13…
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