Microbiology Laboratory Services Food | Environmental | Clinical | One Health
Vinyl PVC gloves are not safe to use
2018-01-25
Vinyl PVC gloves had been banned in several countries due to the following reasons:1. Dioxins, a carcinogenic substance, is released during manufacturing, inceneration and landfill of PVC gloves.2. Pathalates, another carcinogenic substance, can be transmitted to food materials when handling food wi...
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The world biggest Listeria outbreak
2018-01-19
South Africa is having the world's larget Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, though to be in associated with a certain kind of food. 67 dead by now. Practising good food hygiene at home and restaurant kitchen is a must to ensure healthy life.
Sprouts are not safe to be eaten raw unless grown under controlled conditions
2018-01-24
Sprouts are kind of food commonly eaten raw, but in fact there is high risk to get food poisoning. Most of the time the seed is grown in a clean environment but sometimes the problem arouse from the seed itself. Seed can be contaminated with Salmonella, inside, and no matter how clean the growing en...
2017 Food hygiene report by CHP, HK
2018-01-06
A food hygiene review report had been issued by CHP, HK describing the trend in food poisoning in the past 5 years. Here is the link to the report:www.chp.gov.hk/tc/static/24006.html