Imported frozen chicken leg sample detected with veterinary drug residue exceeding legal limit

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 6) that a sample of imported frozen chicken leg was found with excessive doxycycline, a veterinary drug residue. Members of the public should not consume the affected batch of the product. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batch of the product immediately if they possess it. The CFS is following up on the incident. Product details are as follows: 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 A spokesman for the CFS said, "The CFS collected the above-mentioned frozen chicken leg sample at the 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." The spokesman said that the CFS has informed the importer concerned of the irregularity and has instructed it to stop selling the product, and to remove from she

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