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- 2013.08.15
IKEA offers free repair kit for KRITTER or SNIGLAR junior beds
IKEA asks customers who have a KRITTER or SNIGLAR junior bed to immediately check the date stamp on the label attached to either the headboard or the underside of the bed. The company has received seven reports of breakage of the metal rod connecting...
- 2013.08.12
Further recall of lead-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
Further to the batch recall of a registered proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) by licensed pCm manufacturer Hong Kong Medicine Manufactory on August 1, as the pCm has been found to contain excessive lead, the Department of Health (DH) today (August...
- 2013.08.05
Public warned against consumption of milk formula produced from ingredients suspected of contamination with Clostridium botulinum
Following up on the incident in which whey protein concentrate produced by a New Zealand dairy product enterprise, Fonterra Co-operative Group (Fonterra), was contaminated by Clostridium botulinum, the Centre for Food Safety of the Food and...
- 2013.08.02
Recall of mercury-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 2) instructed a licensed manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm), Hang Cheong Lung Pharmaceutical Limited (HCL), to recall from consumers one batch (batch number: 060782) of the pCm, [H.C.L.]...
- 2013.08.01
Batch recall of Apo-Gliclazide tablet 80mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 1) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Hind Wing Co Ltd, to conduct a voluntary recall of one batch (batch number: KE9991) of Apo-Gliclazide tablet 80mg (registration number: HK-51025) from the market due...
- 2013.07.30
Recall of Nova Max Glucose Test Strips
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 30) drew public attention to the voluntary recall of certain lots of a blood glucose test strip distributed in the United States (US), Canada and areas outside North America. The affected product, Nova Max...
- 2013.07.26
Public warned against consuming salad croutons containing soy without proper labelling
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 26) urged people with soy allergy to refrain from consuming a type of pre-packaged croutons for salad which were found to contain soy, but...
- 2013.07.19
Recall of Red Forrest Cal-600 Calcium with D Tablet
Today (19 July 2013) the Department of Health (DH) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Welfore Co. Ltd. (Welfore), to recall a pharmaceutical product, namely Red Forrest Cal-600 Calcium with D Tablet (HK-58212) from shelves as the product was sold...