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- 2012.09.19
Undeclared peanuts found in oatmeal manufactured in Taiwan
A kind of pre-packaged oatmeal, manufactured in Taiwan, has been found to contain an allergen, peanut, which was not declared on the product's food label. A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (September 19) advised consumers who are...
- 2012.09.14
Total recall of Typhim VI (Typhoid Vaccine)
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 14) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Sanofi-Aventis Hong Kong Limited, to conduct a total recall of Typhim VI (Typhoid Vaccine) (registration number: HK-36827) from the market because of a quality...
- 2012.09.10
Batch recall of Irinotecan Concentrate for Infusion 100mg/5ml
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 10) endorsed the recall of one batch of Irinotecan Concentrate for Infusion 100mg/5ml (registration number: HK-54038) from the market by a licensed drug wholesaler, Hospira Limited, because of a quality...
- 2012.09.06
Woman arrested for illegal sale on the Internet of unregisteredpharmaceutical product containing vitamins
A 33-year-old woman was today (September 6) arrested in a joint operation by the Police and the Department of Health (DH) in Mong Kok for suspected illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product that claims to contain vitamins. Earlier on,...
- 2012.09.04
New Zealand infant formula found to have low iodine content
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 4) called on parents to refrain from feeding their babies with an infant formula imported from New Zealand as it was found to have low iodine content...
- 2012.08.31
Caution on unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 31) urged the public not to buy or use 10 unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms) (details at Annex) which were sold at Shop 26 & 27, G/F, Ngau Chi Wan Market, Kowloon. The appeal followed the...
- 2012.08.30
Woman arrested for illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceuticalproducts with banned drug ingredients on the Internet
A 26-year-old woman was today (August 30) arrested in a joint operation by the Police and the Department of Health (DH) in Mong Kok for the suspected illegal sale of one pack of "Diet Garcinia Forte", which is a slimming product with undeclared and...
- 2012.08.24
Customs seizes fake human serum albumin for intravenous injection
Earlier on, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department seized from a dispensary in Sham Shui Po 10 bottles of fake human serum albumin for intravenous injection, worth $5,000, suspected of bearing a false claim of an active ingredient, "albumine...