With numerous food items available on the market, the choice can be mind-boggling. The information here can help you understand more about the food that you eat and also make wise food choice.

• Meat, Poultry and Eggs
• Seafood
• Beverages and Frozen Confections
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Seasonal Food
• Other Foods

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Meat, Poultry and Eggs 

Barbecued Meat

• Risk in Brief - Risk of PAHs in Barbecued Meats
• Risk Assessment Studies - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Barbecued Meat

Chilled Poultry

• Risk in Brief - Avian Influenza and Chilled Poultry

Egg

• Food Safety Focus - Bacteria on Eggs - Should Eggs be Washed
• Food Safety Focus - Melamine Contamination in Eggs
• Risk Assessment Studies - Salmonella in Eggs and Egg Products

Lap-mei

• Risk Assessment Studies - Risk Assessment of Lap-mei

Lo-mei

• Lo Mei - Food Safety Guidelines for Food Businesses

Pork

• Food Safety Focus – Dioxins in Irish Pork
• Food Safety Focus - Nitrofuran, Malachite Green and Canned Pork Products
• Risk in Brief - Clenbuterol in Pork and Pig Offal

Pig Livers

• Hepatitis E

Siu-mei

• Siu Mei - Food Safety Guidelines for Food Businesses

Seafood 

Abalone

• Food Safety Focus - Nitrofurans in Abalone

Fish

• Food Safety Focus - Formaldehyde in Noodlefish
• Food Safety Focus - Grass Carp
• Food Safety Focus - Oilfish and Diarrhoea
• Food Safety Focus - Mercury in Fish and Food Safety
• Risk Assessment Studies – Mercury in Fish and Food Safety
• Risk in Brief - Risk of Mercury in Fish

Lobster

• Food Safety Focus - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins and American Lobster Tomalley

Salmon

• Food Safety Focus - Petroleum Products in Salmon

Scombroid Fish

• Food Safety Focus - Scombroid Fish Poisoning
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Seafood

• Risk Assessment Studies - Vibrio Species in Seafood

Shellfish

• Cadmium in Fan Scallop
• The World is NOT NECESSARILY Your OYSTER - Understanding the Food Safety Risks of Oysters
• Oyster and Shellfish
• Risk Assessment Studies - Vibrio Species in Seafood

Shark Fins

• Food Safety Focus - Methylmercury in Shark Fins

Tuna

• Risk Assessment Studies - Histamine in Canned Fish and Tuna Sandwiches

Beverages and Frozen Confections 

Apple Juice

• Risk Assessment Studies - Patulin in Apple Juice (Chinese version only)

Energy drink

• Risk in Brief -The Safety of Energy Drink

Ice

• Risk Assessment Studies - The Microbiological Quality of Edible Ice from Ice Manufacturing Plants and Retail Businesses in Hong Kong

Iced Drink

• Risk in Brief - Safety of Flavoured Ice Beverage

Ice Cream

• Food Safety Focus - Mircobiological Quality of Ice-cream and Frozen Confections
• Food Safety Focus - Coliform and Soft Ice-cream
• Risk Assessment Studies - Microbiological Quality of Ice Cream

Milk

• Food Safety Focus - Benzoic Acid in Milk
• Food Safety Focus - The Addition of Osteoblast Milk Protein in Milk
• Risk in Brief -Milk Basic Protein (MBP) in Food
• Food Safety Focus - Melamine Tainted Milk and Milk Products
• Food Safety Focus - Coliforms in Milk - Presence of Bad Bugs?
• Risk Assessment Studies - A Clean Bill of Health for the Milk Product (Chinese version only)

Non-alcoholic beverage

• Food Safety Focus - Iodine and Soy Milk
• Risk Assessment Studies - Dietary Exposure to Benzoic Acid from Prepackaged Non-alcoholic Beverages of Secondary School Students

Non-prepackaged Beverages

• Risk Assessment Studies - Nutrient Contents of Common Non-prepackaged Beverages in Hong Kong

Pear Juice

• Food Safety Focus - Arsenic in Pear Juice

Soft Drinks

• Food Safety Focus - Benzene in Soft Drinks

Water

• Food Safety Focus - Strange Smell in Water Packaged in Plastic Bottles

Fruits and Vegetables 

Fruits

• Food Safety Focus - Lead in Dried Plum
• Food Safety Focus - Cantaloupes and Salmonella
• Risk Assessment Studies - Microbiological Quality of Pre-Cut Fruits for Sale or Serving in Retail Outlets
• Risk Assessment Studies - Nutrient Values of Fruit and Vegetables

Vegetables

• Food Safety Focus - Hepatitis A Virus in Semi-dried Tomatoes
• Food Safety Focus - Salmonella and Hot Peppers
• Food Safety Focus - Cyanide Poisoning and Cassava
• Food Safety Focus - Watercress and Parasitic Infection
• Food Safety Focus - Salmonella and Tomato
• Food Safety Tips - Safe Handling of Tomatoes
• Risk Assessment Studies - Nutrient Values of Fruit and Vegetables
• Risk in Brief - Microbiological Food Safety of Raw Vegetables Intended for Human Consumption

Lunar New Year

• Enjoy a Safe and Healthy Chinese New Year
• Food Safety Focus - Red 2G in Melon Seeds and Chinese Sausage
• Risk Assessment Studies - Use of Preservatives and Colouring Matter in Chinese New Year Foods

Fresh Water Hairy Crabs

• Food Safety Focus - Hairy Crab
• Seasonal Food Surveillance on Hairy Crabs

Poon Choi

• Food Safety Focus - Bacillus cereus in "Poon Choi"

Other Food 

Canned Food

• Food Safety Focus - Bisphenol A in Canned Foods

Canola Oil

• Canola oil

Chinese Dim Sum

• Risk Assessment Studies - Nutrient Values of Chinese Dim Sum

Congee, Noodle and Rice

• Risk Assessment Studies - Nutrient Values of Indigenous Congee, Rice and Noodle Dishes

Cup Noodle

• Risk Assessment Studies - The Food Safety of Instant Cup Noodle Containers

Dumplings

• Food Safety Focus - Methamidophos and Dumplings

Flour

• Food Safety Focus – Benzoyl Peroxide in Flour

Fermented Foods

• Risk Assessment Studies - Ethyl Carbamate in Local Fermented Foods

Gravies

• Food Safety Focus - The Troublemaker in Gravies: Clostridium perfringens and food poisoning

Peanut and Tree nut

• Food Safety Focus - Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in the United States Associated with Peanut Butter
• Food Safety Focus - Aflatoxins in Peanut Products
• Risk Assessment Studies - Undeclared peanut and tree nut allergens in prepackaged foods

Pesto Sauce

• Food Safety Focus - Clostridium botulinum and Pesto Sauce

Powdered Infant Formula

• Food Safety Focus- Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula
• Risk in Brief - Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula

Rice

• Food Safety Focus - Cadmium in Rice

Salad

• Risk Assessment Studies - Microbiological Risk Assessment - Salads

Salt

• Information for Salt Reduction
• Risk Assessment Studies - Study on Salt in Local Market

Sandwiches

• Risk Assessment Studies - Sandwiches in Hong Kong

Sashimi and Sushi

• Sashimi and Sushi

Seed Products

• Food Safety Focus - Salmonella in Seed Products

Seaweed

• Food Safety Focus - Seaweed

Soy Sauce

• Risk Assessment Studies - 3 Soy Sauce Products having Contaminant 3-MCPD (Chinese version only)

Sugar

• Information for Sugar Reduction
• Food Safety Focus - Nutrient and Health - Cabohydrates: Sugars