HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Of total food samples tested in May, 99.4 percent were found satisfactory, with few containing ingredients exceeding the legal limit, said the Center for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in its food safety report on Wednesday.
Of the 4,500 food samples tested, 25 were found unsatisfactory, of which 12 were from the same brand, said the CFS.
Samples of vegetables, seafood, and milk products were found containing ingredients, like metal elements, preservative or coloring matter, at a level surpassing the legal limit.
Meanwhile, the test results for meat, poultry, cereals, and grain products are quite satisfactory, with no unqualified sample discovered.
The CFS has taken follow-up action for those unsatisfactory samples, and prosecution will be taken when necessary, the CFS said.
Of the total samples, about 2,900 were taken for chemical tests and the remaining for microbiological and other tests.
