Food Contaminants

Food contaminants are any harmful substances unintentionally added to food, which may be chemicals from natural sources, environmental pollution, or formed during food processing. You can learn more about contaminants that may be affecting you here.

Acrylamide
	Acrylamide in Food
Aflatoxin
	Aflatoxin in Food
Antimony
	Risk Assessment Studies –Dietary Exposure To Antimony of Secondary School Students
Arsenic
	The first Hong Kong Total Diet Study: Inorganic Arsenic
	Food Safety Focus - Arsenic and Food Safety
	Food Safety Focus - Arsenic in Fish
	Food Safety Focus - Arsenic in Food
	Food Safety Focus - Arsenic in Pear Juice
	Risk Assessment Studies - Dietary Exposure to Heavy Metals of Secondary Students
	Risk in Brief - Hijiki and Arsenic
Cadmium
	Food Safety Focus - Cadmium in Rice
	Food Safety Focus - Cadmium and Food Safety
	Food Safety Focus - Cadmium in Oysters
	Risk Assessment Studies - Dietary Exposure to Heavy Metals of Secondary Students
	Risk in Brief - Cadmium in Food
Chloropropanols
	Dietary Exposure to Chloropropanols of Secondary School Students
Clenbuterol
	Food Legislation / Guidelines - Harmful Substances in Food Regulations
	Risk in Brief - Clenbuterol in Pork and Pig Offal
DDT
	Food Safety Focus - DDT Residues and Food Safety
	Risk Assessment Studies - Dietary Exposure to DDT of Secondary School Students
Dioxins
	The first Hong Kong Total Diet Study: Dioxins and Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCBs)
	Dioxins in Food
	Food Safety Focus - Dioxins in Irish Pork
	Risk Assessment Studies - Dietary Exposure to Dioxins of Secondary School Students
	Risk in Brief - Dioxins in Foods
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
	Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Food
Ethyl Carbamate
	Ethyl Carbamate in Food
Food Contact Materials
	Risk Assessment Study - Safety Issues of Baby Bottles and Children’s Tableware
	Food Contact Materials
Heavy Metals
	Food Safety Focus - Heavy Metals in Dried Oysters
	Risk Assessment Studies –Dietary Exposure to Heavy Metals of Secondary Students
Histamine
	Food Alert - Recall of Salted Fish in Oil Due to the Presence of High Level of Histamine
	Risk Assessment Studies - Histamine in canned fish and tuna sandwiches
	Food Safety Focus - Scombroid Fish Poisoning
Lead
	Food Safety Focus - Lead Exposure in Our Everyday Life
	Risk Assessment Studies –Dietary Exposure to lead of secondary school students
Malachite Green
	Food Safety Focus - Nitrofuran, Malachite Green and Canned Pork Products
	Food Safety Focus - Malachite Green Found in Freshwater Fish
	Risk in Brief - Malachite Green in Foods
Melamine
	Melamine
Mercury
	Food Safety Focus - Mercury in Fish and Food Safety
	Food Safety Focus - Mercury and Food Safety
	Food Safety Focus - Mercury in Seafood
	Risk Assessment Studies –Dietary Exposure to Heavy Metals of Secondary Students
	Risk Assessment Studies –Dietary Exposure to Mercury of Secondary School Students (Follow-up Report)
	Risk Assessment Studies - Mercury in Fish and Food Safety
	Risk in Brief - Risk of Mercury in Fish
Nitrofuran
	Food Safety Focus - Nitrofuran, Malachite Green and Canned Pork Products
Ochratoxin
	Risk Assessment Studies - Ochratoxin A in Food
Patulin
	Risk Assessment Studies - Patulin in Apple Juice (Chinese version only)
PAHs
	Risk Assessment Studies –Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Barbecued Meat
	Risk in Brief - Risk of PAHs in Barbecued Meats
Persistent Organic Pollutants
	Food Safety Focus - Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food - Food Safety Implication
	Food Safety Focus - Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food- An Overview
Pesticides
	The First Hong Kong Total Diet Study: Pesticide Residues
	Pesticide Residues in Food
	Food Safety Focus - Tea Leaves and Pesticides
	Food Safety Files - How does the Centre for Food Safety Monitor and Control Vegetables on Sale in Hong Kong
	Food Safety Files - Proactive Measures Taken Regarding Registered Vegetables Farms on the Mainland
	Food Safety Focus - Methamidophos and Dumplings
	Food Safety Focus - Pesticide Residues in Food (Part I)
	Food Safety Focus - Pesticide Residues in Food (Part II)
	Food Safety Focus - Pesticide Residues in Food (Part III)
	Frequently Asked Question - Pesticide Residues in Food
	Risk in Brief - Pesticide Residues in Food
Petroleum
	Food Safety Focus - Petroleum Products in Salmon
Plasticisers in food
	Plasticisers in food
Radiative Contaminants
	Nuclear Event and Food Safety
Sudan Dyes
	Food Safety Focus - Sudan Dyes in Food
Toxins
	Food Safety Files - Eating Puffer Fish can result in poisoning
	Food Safety Files - Enjoy Coral Reef Fish but Mind Ciguatoxin Poisoning
	Food Safety Focus - Cyanide Poisoning and Cassava
	Food Safety Focus –Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
	Food Safety Focus - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in Scallops
	Food Safety Focus - Tetrodotoxin Poisoning
	Risk in Brief - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Toxins
3-MCPD
	Risk Assessment Studies - 3-MCPD in Condiments and Sauces (Chinese version only)
	Risk Assessment Studies - 3 Soy Sauce Products having Contaminant 3-MCPD (Chinese version only)