The notification was issued under relevant sections of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
Hong Kong’s food safety watchdog has urged people with gluten allergies not to eat a Marks & Spencer yoghurt product after the allergen was found but not declared on the label. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) said on Monday night it was investigating the omission of gluten from the ingredients list of the supermarket’s authentic vanilla Greek yoghurt product. The affected batch, imported by Alf Retail Hong Kong Limited, is sold in 500g (18oz) packs with a use-by date of May 12. “The CFS noticed...
Members of various residents’ associations, senior citizens’ groups and tourism entrepreneurs demand a permanent mechanism to monitor food quality
The initiative comes amid a surge in demand for packaged drinking water and fruit juices during the summer months
Kerala Health Minister says that in view of rising temperatures, Food Safety department has intensified special inspections focusing on drinking water sources, juice shops, and beverage manufacturing units
Hong Kong food safety authorities have ordered an immediate halt to the sale of oysters from a French brand after the product was possibly linked to suspected gastroenteritis cases in the Netherlands. The Centre for Food Safety on Wednesday ordered the trade to suspend imports of raw oysters from the French brand Josephine that were produced and packed between March 5 and 25. Traders were instructed to stop using or selling any affected batches still in stock. A spokesman said the authority had...
People were shown how visual inspection can aid in detecting use of synthetic dyes to adulterate some food items including dried kiwi, fennel seeds, sweet potato, green peas and others
The move came after 16 people died after consuming milk, adulterated with ‘Ethylene Glycol’ in Rajamahendravaram city, supplied by the same vendor on February 14 and 15