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- 2014.02.10
Medicine company raided for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product with controlled drug ingredient
A medicine company in Tsing Yi was raided today (February 10) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale of Geftinat 250mg tablets, an unregistered pharmaceutical product containing a Part I...
- 2014.01.30
Public warned against consuming prepacked candied winter melon containing sulphur dioxide
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department continues to monitor the safety of Lunar New Year (LNY) food. Subsequent to finding a candied water chestnut sample containing sulphur dioxide yesterday (January 29),...
- 2014.01.29
Public warned against consuming prepacked candied water chestnuts containing sulphur dioxide
Subsequent to a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project to assess the safety of Lunar New Year (LNY) food, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department continues to monitor the safety of LNY food and...
- 2014.01.29
Retail shop raided for illegal sale of slimming product with banned drug ingredient
A retail shop in Causeway Bay was raided today (January 29) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for selling a slimming product named "Slim fast" which is suspected to contain an undeclared and banned drug substance....
- 2014.01.20
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine tainted with Western drug
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 20) instructed the registration holder of the proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) Strong Yin Qiao Jie Du Pian (registration number: HKP-14629), Canhealth Pharmaceutical Limited, to recall from consumers all...
- 2014.01.16
Retail shops raided for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products and possession of unregistered pCms
Three retail shops in Mong Kok area were raided today (January 16) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products and suspected possession of...
- 2014.01.06
Recall of mercury-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 6) instructed the registration holder of the proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) [Xing He Tang] Extra Good Zhenlong Wan (registration number: HKP-06151), The Land Pharmaceutical Company Limited (the...
- 2013.12.20
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine tainted by Western drug
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 20) instructed the registration holder of the proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) "AA" Zhi De Xiao (registration number: HKP-13008), M & A Natural Healthcare Products Company Limited (M & A), to recall...