Centre for Food Safety

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) is Hong Kong's food safety watchdog responsible for monitoring and ensuring the safety of food products available to the public. The CFS is currently newsworthy due to its involvement in investigating and recalling contaminated baby milk formula products. Recent events include the CFS initiating recalls of Aptamil and Nestlé baby milk formula batches after detecting the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin produced by Bacillus cereus. Follow-up investigations revealed traces of the toxin in multiple samples of recalled Nestlé products. The CFS's actions highlight its role in safeguarding public health, particularly concerning vulnerable populations like infants, and underscore the importance of rigorous food safety monitoring and prompt responses to potential contamination risks.