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- 2014.08.01
Batch recall of Viartril-S Solution for Injection(Biologici)
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 1) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, LF Asia (Hong Kong) Limited - Healthcare Division (LF Asia), to conduct a voluntary recall of one batch (batch number: E12001) of Viartril-S Solution for Injection...
- 2014.07.30
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of slimming product with undeclared and banned drug substance
A 40-year-old man was arrested today (July 30) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for illegal sale of a slimming product named Dr. Mao Slimming Capsules, which is suspected to contain an undeclared and banned drug...
- 2014.07.15
Safety alert on Cellnovo insulin infusion set
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 15) warned the public not to use the Infusion set 5mm stainless steel (Part no.: 5mm-INF5) and Infusion set 8mm stainless steel (Part no.: 8mm-INF5), manufactured by Cellnovo, because of the possibility that...
- 2014.07.14
Public urged not to buy or consume two slimming products with undeclared and banned drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 14) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume two slimming products, namely Slim Perfect Arm and Slim Perfect Legs, as they contained an undeclared and banned drug substance. Acting on a public...
- 2014.07.13
Consumers urged not to consume raw goat milk cheese suspected to be contaminated by E. coli
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 13) urged the public not to consume a kind of raw goat milk cheese imported from France as it was suspected to be contaminated by Escherichia coli (E....
- 2014.07.11
Batch recall of Baxter 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 11) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Baxter Healthcare Ltd (Baxter), to recall from the healthcare sector one batch (batch number: P309187) of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection (50ml) (Hong Kong registration...
- 2014.07.11
Recall of Hiy Gluco & Chon Plus Calcium Tablets
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 11) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Welfore Co. Ltd., to recall all batches of Hiy Gluco & Chon Plus Calcium Tablets (registration number: HK-60675) 60 tablets/bottle and 200 tablets/bottle from the...
- 2014.07.10
Prepackaged Chinese-style soup with suspected pathogen contamination
Subsequent to finding a bottled organic black soybean milk sample with excessive Bacillus cereus, a pathogen, yesterday (July 9), the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 10) that a...