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- 2014.04.25
Undeclared allergen found in almond cracker imported from Korea
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 25) said that a pre-packaged kind of almond cracker manufactured in Korea has been found to contain an allergen, peanut, but has not been...
- 2014.04.14
HK bans import of poultry products from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 14) that in view of a notification from the Japanese authorities about an outbreak of high-pathogenic H5 avian influenza on a broiler farm in...
- 2014.04.11
Customs conducts operations against sale of counterfeit medicines
Acting on information on the selling of counterfeit medicines, the Customs yesterday and today (April 10 and 11) conducted a series of strike-and-search operations in Sai Wan, Mong Kok, Shau Kei Wan and Quarry Bay and successfully cracked down on a...
- 2014.04.10
Safety alert over certain brands of Roche Diabetes Care blood glucose test strips and blood glucose monitoring systems
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 10) drew public attention to a safety alert issued by Roche Diagnostics (Hong Kong) Limited concerning two glucose test strips namely Accu-Chek Compact test strips and Accu-Chek Mobile tests, respectively...
- 2014.04.09
Public urged not to use unsafe cosmetic cream
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 9) appealed to members of the public not to buy or use a cosmetic cream called Santen as it may contain excessive mercury, which is dangerous to health. The appeal followed the DH's receipt of notification...
- 2014.04.04
EMSD urges public to stop using Imarflex wall fan
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (April 4) urged the public to stop using an Imarflex wall fan with model number IFW-40W and serial number starting with 1510D and contact the supplier, Many Profit Industrial Ltd, for a free...
- 2014.04.01
Recall of an unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 1) instructed an importer, Tai Woo Trading Company Limited (Tai Woo) in Yau Tong, Kowloon and a licensed wholesaler of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), Point Sincere in San Po Kong, Kowloon, to recall...
- 2014.03.31
Chinese herbal teas found adulterated with Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 31) warned members of the public that several Chinese herbal teas were found to be adulterated with Western drug ingredients which may cause side effects. Acting upon a complaint from the public, the Food...