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| Food Safety Focus (82nd Issue, May 2013) NEW |
| ‧ Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Genetically Modified Food – Out of Pandora’s Box? |
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| ‧ Do Not Pick and Eat Wild Mushrooms |
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| Food Safety Focus (81st Issue, April 2013) |
| ‧ Reduce Salt/Sodium Intake to Prevent High Blood Pressure |
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| ‧ Added Choline, Taurine and Nucleotides in Formula Products – Are They As Good As They Claimed? |
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| ‧ Chocolate Eggs with Plastic Pieces |
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| ‧ Undeclared Allergen (Peanut) in Korean Mixed Soybean Paste |
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| Food Safety Focus (80th Issue, March 2013) |
| ‧ Review of Food Poisoning Outbreaks Related to Food Premises and Food Business in 2012 |
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| ‧ Micronutrients in Formula Products and Prepackaged Foods for Infants and Young Children |
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| ‧ Horse Meat in British Beef Lasagne |
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| ‧ Dicyandiamide (DCD) in New Zealand Milk Products |
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| Food Safety Focus (79th Issue, Feburary 2013) |
| ‧ Review of Food Incidents in 2012 |
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| ‧ DHA in Formula Products for Infants and Young Children — More is Not Better |
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| ‧ Plasticiser in Distilled Spirits |
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| Food Safety Focus (78th Issue, January 2013) |
| ‧ Benzo[a]pyrene and Gutter Oil |
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| ‧ Macronutrients in Infant Formula |
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| ‧ Regulation of Energy Drinks and Adverse Health Effects |
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| Food Safety Focus (77th Issue, December 2012) |
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‧ Eating Raw Oysters – "Caveat Emptor" |
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‧ Check out Nutrition Label to Reduce Sugars Intake from Breakfast Cereals |
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‧ Nutrient Content of Infant Formulae |
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| Food Safety Focus (76th Issue, November 2012)
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‧ Benzo[a]pyrene in Korean Instant Noodles |
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‧ Cut down Sodium Intake from Crispy Chips with Nutrition Label |
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‧ Concerns on Energy Drink |
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‧ Genetically Modified Corn Tied to Cancer? |
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| Food Safety Focus (75th Issue, October 2012) |
| ‧ Listeriosis and Pregnancy |
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| ‧ Want to Get Less Fat from Instant Noodles? Count on Nutrition Label |
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| ‧ Avoid Endocrine Disruptors in Food |
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| ‧ Good Health Starts with Low Sodium Diet |
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| Food Safety Focus (74th Issue, September 2012) |
| ‧ Iodine in Infant Formula |
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| ‧ More on Mycotoxins in Food |
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| ‧ Plastic Pellets, POPs and Marine Fish |
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| Food Safety Focus (73rd Issue, August 2012) |
| ‧ From Kobe Beef to Import Control of Meat in Hong Kong |
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| ‧ Aflatoxins in Food |
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| ‧ Salmonella in Powdered Formula |
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| ‧ Recreational Shellfish Harvesting |
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| Food Safety Focus (72nd Issue, July 2012) |
| ‧ Vibrio vulnificus in food |
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| ‧ Mycotoxins in Food – An Introduction |
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| ‧ Total Diet Study on Pesticide Residues |
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| ‧ Tetrodotoxin in Grilled Grouper Snack |
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| Food Safety Focus (71st Issue, June 2012) |
| ‧ Understanding Pesticide Residues in Crops |
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| ‧ More on Shellfish Poisoning Toxins |
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| ‧ Undeclared Food Allergen Found in Pizza Ingredient |
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| ‧ Formaldehyde in Fresh Vegetables |
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| Food Safety Focus (70th Issue, May 2012) |
| ‧ Tracking Dietary Sodium |
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| ‧ From Algae to Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning |
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| ‧ Expiry Date: Safety Vs Quality |
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| ‧ Radioactivity Detected in Japanese Green Tea Leaves |
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| Food Safety Focus (69th Issue, April 2012) |
| ‧ Review of Food Poisoning Outbreaks Related to Food Premises and Food Business in 2011 |
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| ‧ Ciguatoxins, Fish and Food Poisoning |
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| ‧ Caramel Colourings in Cola Drinks |
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| Food Safety Focus (68th Issue, March 2012) |
| ‧ Review of Food Incidents in 2011 |
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| ‧ Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Consuming Undercooked Pig Liver May Cause Hepatitis E Infection |
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| Food Safety Focus (67th Issue, February 2012) |
| ‧ Aflatoxins in Milk |
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| ‧ The Fowl, Avian Flu and the Food |
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| ‧ Assessing the Risk of Pesticide Residues in Vegetables |
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| Food Safety Focus (66th Issue, January 2012) |
| ‧ Total Diet Study on Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds |
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| ‧ Zoonoses and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Opium Poppy Capsules and Spicy Hotpots |
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| Food Safety Focus (65th Issue, December 2011) |
| ‧ From “One Drop of Incense” to Flavourings |
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| ‧ Process Contaminants in Fermented and Acid Hydrolysed Food |
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| ‧ Staphylococcus aureus in Frozen Dumplings |
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| Food Safety Focus (64th Issue, November 2011) |
| ‧ Lean Meat Agents in Meat Products |
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| ‧ Dry-heat Cooking and Process Contaminants |
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| ‧ Copper in Oyster |
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| ‧Listeria monocytogenes in Cantaloupe |
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| Food Safety Focus (63rd Issue, October 2011) |
| ‧ Vegetables and Chromium Contamination |
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| ‧ Process Contaminants in Food |
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| ‧ Use of Caustic Soda in Sea Cucumber |
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| ‧ Nitrite and Nitrate Levels in Bird’s Nest |
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| Food Safety Focus (62nd Issue, September 2011) |
| ‧ In Search of Safe Shrimp Sashimi |
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| ‧ Pesticides of Relatively Low Risk to the Public |
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| ‧ Red Tide and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Nitrites in Blood-red Bird’s Nest |
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| Food Safety Focus (61st Issue, August 2011) |
| ‧ Have You Taken Enough Iodine? |
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| ‧ Obsolete Pesticides - What Is Wrong? |
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| ‧ Mushroom Poisoning |
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| Food Safety Focus (60th Issue, July 2011) |
| ‧ Plasticisers and Food Safety |
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| ‧ What are Plant Growth Regulators? |
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| ‧ Outbreaks of Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli Infection in Germany and France |
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| Food Safety Focus (59th Issue, June 2011) |
| ‧ The Abuse of Plasticisers in Food |
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| ‧ Pesticides and Pests |
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| ‧ Bisphenol A (BPA) in Coca-cola Cans |
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| ‧ Nuclear Incident and Seafood Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (58th Issue, May 2011) |
| ‧ Radioactive Contamination and the Food Chain |
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| ‧ Right Chemical for Right Food at Right Level – A Key for the Use of Food Additives |
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| ‧ Calcium Oxalate Food Poisoning |
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| Food Safety Focus (57th Issue, April 2011) |
| ‧ Food Safety Responses to Nuclear Power Plant Incident in Japan |
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| ‧ Abuse of Certain Chemicals as Food Additives |
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| ‧ Leanness-enhancing Agents in Pork |
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| ‧ Canola Oil and Food Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (56th Issue, March 2011) |
| ‧ Reveiw of Food Poisoning related to Food Premises and Food Business in 2010 |
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| ‧ Radiation and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Abuse of Hydrolysed Leather Protein in Milk Products |
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| ‧ Cadmium in Rice |
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| Food Safety Focus (55th Issue, February 2011) |
| ‧ Reveiw of Food Incidents in 2010 |
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| ‧ Bisphenol A (BPA) and Food Contact Materials |
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| ‧ Hot Pot Flavouring Agent "One Drop of Incense" |
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| ‧ Update on Dioxins Contamination Incident in Germany |
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| Food Safety Focus (54th Issue, January 2011) |
| ‧ Hepatitis E Virus in Food |
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| ‧ Nanotechnology and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Dioxins Contamination Incident in Germany |
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| Food Safety Focus (53rd Issue, December 2010) |
| ‧ Food Safety Responses in case of a Nuclear Event |
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| ‧ The Magic of Antioxidants |
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| ‧ Safe Use of PET Disposable Bottles |
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| ‧ Food Poisoning and Consumption of Sea Turtles |
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| Food Safety Focus (52nd Issue, November 2010) |
| ‧ Clonorchis sinensis in Raw Freshwater Fish |
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| ‧ Breaking the Mythical Preservatives’ Code |
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| ‧ Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula |
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| ‧ Oxalic Acid in Crab Wash?! |
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| Food Safety Focus (51st Issue, October 2010) |
| ‧ Ciguatera Fish Poisoning |
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| ‧ Matchmaking of Food and Preservatives |
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| ‧ Sulphur Dioxide in Fresh Beef |
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| ‧ Mercury in Black Cod and Swordfish |
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| Food Safety Focus (50th Issue, September 2010) |
| ‧ Sex Hormones in Milk |
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| ‧ Preservatives - A Powerful Weapon to Combat Microorganisms in Our Foods |
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| ‧ Salmonella in Shell Eggs |
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| ‧ Crayfish and Rhabdomyolysis in the Mainland |
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| Food Safety Focus (49th Issue, August 2010) |
| ‧ Nitrate and Nitrite in Vegetables and Infant Feeding |
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| ‧ More about Nutrition Label |
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| ‧ Mercury in Canned Luncheon Meat |
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| Food Safety Focus (48th Issue, July 2010) |
| ‧ Food Colours and Hyperactivity in Children |
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| ‧ Nutrition Claims- A Quick Reference for Choosing Foods |
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| ‧ Bacillus cereus in Milk Drink |
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| ‧ Fungus in Sports Drinks |
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| Food Safety Focus (47th Issue, June 2010) |
| ‧ More about Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in Food |
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| ‧ Nutrition Labelling and Public Health |
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| ‧ Soluble Coffee in Jars Susceptible to Breakage |
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| ‧ Scallop |
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| Food Safety Focus (46th Issue, May 2010) |
‧ Botulism and Vacuum Packed Food |
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‧ Steviol Glycosides - Sugar Substitutes from Herb |
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| ‧ Listeria Monocytogenes in Cocktail Sausages |
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| ‧ Volcanic Ash and Food Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (45th Issue, April 2010) |
‧ Food Poisoning Outbreaks Related to Food Premises and Food Business in Hong Kong |
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‧ Neotame – A Powerful and Safe Sweetener |
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| ‧ Immunocompromised Patients and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Hepatitis A and Semi-dried Tomatoes |
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| Food Safety Focus (44th Issue, March 2010) |
| ‧ Review of Food Incidents in 2009 |
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| ‧ Sugar Substitutes - Sweeteners |
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| ‧ Melamine in Milk Products |
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| ‧ Salmonella in Granola Bars |
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| Food Safety Focus (43rd Issue, February 2010) |
| ‧ Frozen Scallops and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning |
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| ‧ Microwave Cooking and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Aluminium in Jellyfish |
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| ‧ Jellyfish |
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| Food Safety Focus (42nd Issue, January 2010) |
| ‧ Formaldehyde in Noodlefish |
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| ‧ Safety and Labelling of Irradiated Food |
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| ‧ Iodine and Soy Milk |
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| ‧ Seaweed |
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| Food Safety Focus (41st Issue, December 2009) |
| ‧ Hepatitis A Virus in Semi-dried Tomatoes |
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| ‧ Food Irradiation |
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| ‧ Bisphenol A in Canned Foods |
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| ‧ Nitrofurans in Abalone |
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| Food Safety Focus (40th Issue, November 2009) |
| ‧ Bacillus cereus in "Poon Choi" |
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| ‧ Food Processing Technology to Minimise Food Hazards |
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| ‧ Lead in Dried Plum |
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| ‧ Grass Carp |
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| Food Safety Focus (39th Issue, October 2009) |
| ‧ Ethyl Carbamate and Alcohol |
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| ‧ Organic Food Safety |
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| ‧ Health Issue of Disposable Tray Liner |
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| ‧ Hairy Crab |
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| Food Safety Focus (38th Issue, September 2009) |
| ‧ Pesticide Residues in Fruits |
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| ‧ Animal Cloning and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Cadmium in Brazil Mushroom |
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| ‧ Food Poisoning Outbreaks Related to Buffets |
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| Food Safety Focus (37th Issue, August 2009) |
| ‧ Boric Acid and Borax in Food |
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| ‧ Genetically Modified Food – Antibiotic Resistance Marker Gene |
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| ‧ Mircobiological Quality of Ice-cream and Frozen Confections |
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| ‧ Melamine in Food |
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| Food Safety Focus (36th Issue, July 2009) |
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| ‧ Benzene in Soft Drinks |
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| ‧ Genetically Modified Food - Allergenicity and Safety Assessment |
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| ‧ Sudan Dyes in Food |
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| ‧ Methylmercury in Shark Fins |
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| Food Safety Focus (35th Issue, June 2009) |
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| ‧ Aluminium in Food |
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| ‧ Genetically Modified Food - An Overview |
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| ‧ Tea Leaves and Pesticides |
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| ‧ Non-food Grade Gelatin and Food Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (34th Issue, May 2009) |
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| ‧ Review of Food Incidents in 2008 |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health - Sodium |
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| ‧ Human Swine Influenza (Influenza A/H1N1) and Consumption of Pork |
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| Food Safety Focus (33rd Issue, April 2009) |
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| ‧ Melamine-ware and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health - Cholesterol |
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| ‧ Benzoic Acid in Milk |
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| ‧ More on the Rapid Alert System |
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| Food Safety Focus (32nd Issue, March 2009) |
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| ‧ Food Safety and People with Lower Immunity |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health - Fats |
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| ‧ Oilfish and Diarrhoea |
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| ‧ The Addition of Osteoblast Milk Protein in Milk |
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| Food Safety Focus (31st Issue, February 2009) |
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| ‧ Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in the United States Associated with Peanut Butter |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health - Carbohydrates: Sugars |
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| ‧ Red 2G in Melon Seeds and Chinese Sausage |
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| ‧ The Rapid Alert System – A Rapid Means to Alert the Food Trade |
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| Food Safety Focus (30th Issue, January 2009) |
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| ‧ Dioxins in Irish Pork |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health - Carbohydrates: Starch and Dietary Fibre |
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| ‧ Benzoyl Peroxide in Flour |
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| Food Safety Focus (29th Issue, December 2008) |
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| ‧ Bacteria on Eggs - Should Eggs be Washed? |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health : Energy and Protein |
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| ‧ Strange Smell in Water Packaged in Plastic Bottles |
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| ‧ Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Bivalve Shellfish |
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| Food Safety Focus (28th Issue, November 2008) |
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| ‧ Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula |
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| ‧ Nutrient and Health: Maintain Optimal Nutrient Intake |
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| ‧ Melamine Contamination in Eggs |
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| Food Safety Focus (27th Issue, October 2008) |
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| ‧ Melamine Tainted Milk and Milk Products |
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| ‧ Biological Hazard in Food - Parasites |
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| ‧ Desiccant and Food Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (26th Issue, September 2008) |
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| ‧ Cadmium in Rice |
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| ‧ Biological Hazard in Food – Viruses |
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| ‧ Coliform and Soft Ice-cream |
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| Food Safety Focus (25th Issue, August 2008) |
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| ‧ Nitrate in Food |
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| ‧ Biological Hazard in Food – Pathogenic Bacteria (Part II) |
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| ‧ Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins and American Lobster Tomalley |
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| ‧ Salmonella and Hot Peppers |
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| Food Safety Focus (24th Issue, July 2008) |
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| ‧ Coliforms in Milk - Presence of Bad Bugs? |
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| ‧ Biological Hazards in Food - Pathogenic Bacteria (Part I) |
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| ‧ Salmonella and Tomato |
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| Food Safety Focus (23rd Issue, June 2008) |
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| ‧ Trans Fats - Part 2 |
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| ‧ Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food – Food Safety Implication |
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| ‧ Vibrio vulnificus and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Clostridium botulinum and Pesto Sauce |
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| Food Safety Focus (22nd Issue, May 2008) |
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| ‧ Mercury in Fish and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food - An Overview |
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| ‧ Cantaloupes and Salmonella |
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| ‧ Watercress and Parasitic Infection |
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| Food Safety Focus (21st Issue, April 2008) |
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| ‧ The Troublemaker in Gravies: Clostridium perfringens and food poisoning |
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| ‧ Pesticide Residues in Food (Part III) |
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| ‧ Arsenic in Pear Juice |
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| ‧ Aflatoxins in Peanut Products |
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| Food Safety Focus (20th Issue, March 2008) |
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| ‧ Review of Food Incidents in 2007 |
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| ‧ Pesticide Residues in Food (Part II) |
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| ‧ Petroleum Products in Salmon |
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| ‧ Disposable Food Containers and Their Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (19th Issue, February 2008) |
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| ‧ Cyanide Poisoning and Cassava |
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| ‧ Pesticide Residues in Food (Part I) |
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| ‧ Methamidophos and Dumplings |
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| ‧ Scombroid Fish Poisoning |
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| Food Safety Focus (18th Issue, January 2008) |
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| ‧ Heavy Metals in Dried Oysters |
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| ‧ Mercury and Food Safety |
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| ‧ Bromate in Food |
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| ‧ Nitrofuran, Malachite Green and Canned Pork Products |
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| Food Safety Focus (17th Issue, December 2007) |
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‧ Sulphur Dioxide in Meat |
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‧ Arsenic and Food Safety |
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‧ Salmonella in Seed Products |
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‧ Listeria monocytogenes and Mussels |
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| Food Safety Focus (16th Issue, November 2007) |
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‧ Trans Fats in Foods |
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‧ Cadmium and Food Safety |
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‧ Metal Pieces Found in Yoghurt |
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‧ Scorpion Stings and Langsat |
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| Food Safety Focus (15th Issue, October 2007) |
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‧ Preservatives in Dried Fruits and Pickled Vegetables |
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‧ Lead Exposure in Our Everyday Life |
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‧ Avian Influenza Viruses and Food Safety |
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‧ Enterobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula |
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| Food Safety Focus (14th Issue, September 2007) |
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‧ Leanness-enhancing Agents in Pork |
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‧ Overview of Metallic Contaminants in Food |
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‧ Organic Contaminants in Local Mussels |
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‧ Shigella in Baby Carrots |
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| Food Safety Focus (13th Issue, August 2007) |
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‧ Foodborne Botulism |
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‧ Natural Toxins in Food Plants |
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‧ Salmonella in Snacks |
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‧ Formaldehyde in Creamy Candies |
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| Food Safety Focus (12th Issue, July 2007) |
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‧ Listeria monocytogenes and its Control |
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‧ Natural Toxic Substances in Seafood |
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‧ Sudan Dye in Rice Dumplings |
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‧ Copper Sulphate and Wrapping Leaves for Rice Dumplings |
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Food Safety Focus (11th Issue, June 2007)
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‧ Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning |
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‧ An Overview of Natural Toxins in Food |
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‧ Food Poisoning Caused by Wild Mushrooms |
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‧ Contamination of Animal Feed with Melamine and Food Safety |
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| Food Safety Focus (10th Issue, May 2007) |
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‧ Arsenic in Food |
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‧ Food Additives: Safety and Hazards |
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‧ Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in Scallops |
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‧ E. coli O157:H7 in Meat Products |
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| Food Safety Focus (9th Issue, April 2007) |
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‧ Tetrodotoxin Poisoning |
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‧ Allergens in Food |
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‧ Patients Suffering from Kidney Diseases Should Refrain from Eating Star Fruit |
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‧ Poisoning Caused by Grass Carp Gall Bladder |
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| Food Safety Focus (8th Issue, March 2007) |
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‧ Listeria monocytogenes in Food |
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‧ Sweeteners in Food |
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‧ Cadmium in Oysters |
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‧ Safety of Basil Seeds |
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| Food Safety Focus (7th Issue, February 2007) |
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‧ Oilfish Consumption and Oily Diarrhoea |
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‧ Colouring Matter in Food |
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‧ DDT Residues and Food Safety |
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‧ Listeria and Individuals at Risk |
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| Food Safety Focus (6th Issue, January 2007) |
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‧ Formaldehyde in Food |
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‧ Preservatives in Food |
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‧ Vitamin K: A Brief Encounter |
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‧ Stevioside Used as Sweetener in Food |
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| Food Safety Focus (5th Issue, December 2006) |
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‧ Sudan Dyes in Food |
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‧ Chemicals in Food: Overview of Food Additives |
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‧ Nitrofurans Residues Found in Marine Fish |
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‧ Malachite Green Found in Freshwater Fish |
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| Food Safety Focus (4th Issue, November 2006) |
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‧ CFS Investigated Food Poisoning Cases Related to Raw Oysters from the Same Supplier |
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‧ Overview of Chemical Hazards |
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‧ Botulism and Pasteurized Carrot Juice |
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| Food Safety Focus (3rd Issue, October 2006) |
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‧ E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with Bagged Fresh Spinach in the US |
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‧ Overview of Biological Hazards |
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‧ Arsenic in Fish |
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‧ Mercury in Seafood |
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| Food Safety Focus (2nd Issue, September 2006) |
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‧ Endosulfan Detected in Eels Exported to Japan from Mainland China |
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‧ Hazard and Risk in Food Safety (Part II) |
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‧ Danger of Eating Raw or Undercooked Freshwater Animals |
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‧ What Constitutes an Incident/Food Safety Case? |
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| Food Safety Focus (1st Issue, August 2006) |
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‧ Recall of Salmonella Contaminated Chocolate Products in the United Kingdom |
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‧ Hazard and Risk in Food Safety (Part I) |
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‧ Food Poisoning Cases Traced to Raw Sea Urchins from the Same Supplier |
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‧ New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) advised the public not to consume uncooked oysters imported from Korea |
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