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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), a Hong Kong-based governmental body dedicated to ensuring food safety and maintaining a clean, hygienic living environment for the populace. Established in 2000, its main areas of focus include comprehensive environmental hygiene services, food safety control via the Centre for Food Safety, management of public facilities like markets and slaughterhouses, and enforcement of public cleanliness regulations.
Quaife’s dog, Amfy, on the way to the vet after unwittingly eating rat poison. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Rats versus pets: Hong Kong dog owners want rodent poison in boxes, not bags

Pet owners call for environmental authorities to improve rat extermination methods after one dog accidentally consumes poison three times.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Health authorities probe possible food poisoning cluster at police college

Accidents and personal safety

Wild boar bites hiker, tumbles to its death down flight of stairs in village

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong launches 3-year action plan to help residents fight the flab

Proportion of Hongkongers who are obese or overweight has been rising in recent decades.

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There are many forms of exercise to help with weight loss, experts say. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Open recruitment for hygiene chief ‘can attract innovator for tech push’

Hong Kong’s civil service chief defends shift from typical internal recruitment for head of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong eyes booking system, fees after campers overrun hotspots

Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department reveals plan amid calls for stronger public education, law enforcement and visitor limits at popular sites.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Green group calls for action after Hong Kong campsites packed

More tents at Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan campsites in Sai Kung but situation ‘under control’, authorities say.

Greenpeace says it counted 585 tents at the Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan campsites. Photo: Greenpeace
Hong Kong society

Licensee prosecuted over rat spotted in Don Don Donki sushi chiller in Hong Kong

Video on social media shows shopper recoiling as rodent scurries across boxes of sushi in display chiller at Tuen Mun supermarket.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong to recruit 2 civil service directors with ‘political acumen’

Authorities launch unprecedented open recruitment for environmental hygiene and information services directors.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

21 food poisoning cases linked to 3 firms, Hong Kong probe finds

Health officials are also investigating suspected norovirus food poisoning among diners at the five-star Mandarin Oriental.

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A preliminary investigation found that the diners had all eaten similar dishes including raw oysters, salmon sashimi, crab legs and brown crab. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘Drastic increase’ in food poisoning cases in Hong Kong linked to raw oysters

Centre for Health Protection has received 20 reports of norovirus-related food poisoning affecting 57 people since January 18.

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“An epidemiological investigation showed that all [norovirus] cases were related to raw oyster consumption,” health authorities have said. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong environmental issues

Discovery of badly decomposed whale carcass on Sai Kung beach triggers probe

Authorities alerted to decomposed carcass after villagers found it on beach at Ham Tin Wan, in Sai Kung East Country Park.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s first dog-friendly restaurants could be opening sooner than you think

Environment minister reveals possible timeline for approval of city’s first dog-friendly restaurants under ‘pet economy’ push.

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Video | Customer finds tooth in loaf of bread

A customer posted the discovery on social media and filed a complaint with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

A customer posted the discovery on social media and filed a complaint with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
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Hong Kong society

2 women arrested as hawkers cash in on Blackpink merchandise craze at concerts

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has been closely monitoring and taking enforcement actions against hawkers around Kai Tak Station Square.

Blackpink fans outside Kai Tak Stadium before the show. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong society

Wild boar carcass found near Li Ka-shing’s home in Hong Kong sparks brief scare

Video circulating online shows police and fire vehicles outside residence after security guard notifies authorities of strong odor.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong government to replace Tai Po district officer Eunice Chan

Reshuffle not triggered by recent controversy over her choice of attire at firefighter Ho Wai-ho’s funeral but by other complaints, sources say.

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Hong Kong society

Nestlé Hong Kong recalls another baby milk formula batch as tests get all clear

Swiss food giant has added a batch of formula with best-before date of June 16, 2027, to its recall list.

Nestlé is embroiled in a global scare over the potential contamination of certain batches of baby milk formula. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Taiwan restoration experts help families say goodbye to Hong Kong fire victims

Mortuary specialists prepare bodies of Tai Po fire victims for dignified funerals, offering closure to grieving families.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong shuts Tsing Yi hiking trails amid links to 5 local chikungunya cases

Centre for Health Protection to undertake large-scale mosquito control on the trails after hikers test positive for the disease.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong confirms 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever

A 67-year-old woman confirmed as the latest case after hiking in Tsing Yi, the Centre for Health Protection says.

A 67-year-old woman has been confirmed as the 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever. Photo: Karma Lo
Accidents and personal safety

Anxious wait for relatives of people still missing in deadly Hong Kong fire

While some family members have identified their loved ones, others face a longer wait as authorities need more time to gather information on 89 bodies.

The death toll from the blaze at Wang Fuk Court stood at 128 on Friday afternoon, with 79 injured. Two hundred people remain unaccounted for. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Fourth local Hong Kong chikungunya case ‘may be linked to new infection source’

Medical expert says case is likely to represent ‘new source of infection not linked to previous three local cases’.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hospital mortuary fees will unfairly penalise Hong Kong families: funeral sector

Funeral Business Association critcises new fees kicking in next year, calls for longer waiver period to allow for admin delays, capacity issues.

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers brace against chikungunya but preserve Chung Yeung traditions

‘I did not consider skipping grave sweeping due to the risk of chikungunya infection,’ resident says.

Grave sweepers pay respects to their ancestors at Diamond Hill Cemetery. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong police

150 live goats found, Hong Kong resident arrested in illegal slaughterhouse bust

51-year-old held after evidence of illegal slaughtering and the sale of mutton were discovered in raid at a secluded area in Yuen Long.

A 51-year-old Hong Kong resident has been arrested for operating an illegal slaughterhouse in Yuen Long. Photo: Handout
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