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- 2025.04.30
CHP urges public not to use cosmetic cream suspected to contain excessive mercury (with photos)
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 30) appealed to the public not to use a cosmetic cream called "Supple And White Night Cream" under the brand name YIFUMEI (see photos), as it may contain excessive...
- 2025.04.28
Do not consume a batch of imported sunflower seed product suspected to be contaminated with aflatoxin
Issue Date 28.4.2025 Source of Information Notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission (EU) Food Product Sunflower seeds Product Name and Description Product name: Zonnebloempitten (Sunflower seeds)...
- 2025.04.08
Not to consume batch of prepackaged chocolate product suspected to contain metal fragments
Issue Date 8.4.2025 Source of Information Food Standards Agency of the United Kingdom and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Food Product Prepackaged chocolate product Product Name and Description Product name: Hollow Chocolate Egg (Milk Chocolate)...
- 2025.04.02
DH requires manufacturer to recall unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine for external use (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 2) announced that a licensed manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm), Merika Medicine Factory Ltd (Merika), located on Wong Chuk Yeung Street, Fo Tan, New Territories, had not manufactured a pCm...
- 2025.03.29
Not to consume a kind of imported double cream detected with total bacterial count exceeding legal limit
Issue Date 29.3.2025 Source of Information Centre for Food Safety Food Product Prepackaged double cream Product Name and Description Product name: British Double Cream 300ml Brand: Marks & Spencer Place of origin: UK Importer: Alf Retail Hong Kong...
- 2025.03.27
DH investigates illegal online sale of slimming products containing controlled drug ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 27) is investigating a case of illegal sale of slimming products containing undeclared controlled drug ingredients on the Internet and urged the public not to buy or consume the products concerned (see...
- 2025.03.26
Man arrested on suspicion of illegally selling topical eczema product with undeclared controlled drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) carried out an enforcement operation with the Police against the suspected illegal sale of a topical product containing undeclared controlled medicines on the Internet, claiming that the product could be...
- 2025.03.13
CFS urges public not to consume two kinds of bottled fruit jam and spread products with possible presence of mould
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 13) urged the public not to consume two kinds of bottled fruit jam and spread products from France as the products might contain mould. The trade should...