Hong Kong Center for Food Safety investigates suspected violation of Food Safety Order on imported refrigerated chicken wings from Japan

The Center for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of Hong Kong announced on October 6 that the Center inspected a batch of refrigerated chicken wings imported from controlled counties in Japan and suspected that the importer concerned violated the relevant "Food Safety Order". The products involved have been sealed by the Center. It has leaked out of the market and the center is following up on the incident. ​ A spokesman for the Center said: "When the Center inspected the batch of imported food from Japan, it was found that a batch of refrigerated chicken wings from Ibaraki Prefecture did not come with a radiation certificate, and it was suspected of violating the relevant "Order"." ​ According to the Order, frozen or refrigerated game, meat and poultry, and eggs originating from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Chiba and Gunma prefectures must be accompanied by a radiation certificate issued by the Japanese competent authority to prove the radiation of ...