The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)

Frozen chicken leg

Product name: (Not available in English)

Brand: (Not available in English)

Place of origin: China

Importer: Willy More Development Limited

Net weight: 15 kilograms per carton

Manufacture date: July 22, 2026

Best-before date: January 21, 2028

• The CFS collected the above-mentioned frozen chicken leg sample at import level for testing under its routine Food Surveillance Programme.
• The test result showed that the sample contained doxycycline at a level of 180 parts per billion (ppb), exceeding the legal limit of 100 ppb.
• According to the Harmful Substances in Food Regulations (Cap. 132AF), muscle of poultry sold in Hong Kong for human consumption is not allowed to contain doxycycline exceeding 100 micrograms per kilogram of the food. Offenders will be prosecuted and will be liable to a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months upon conviction.

• The CFS has informed the importer concerned of the irregularity and has instructed it to stop sales and to remove from shelves the affected batch of the product.
• The importer concerned has initiated a recall of the affected batch of the product according to the CFS’s instructions.
• The CFS will continue to follow up and take appropriate action. An investigation is ongoing.

• Stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately.

• Stop consuming the affected batch of the product.

The CFS press release

Members of the public may call the importer’s hotline at 2944 8139 during office hours for enquiries about the product recall.