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- 2012.04.13
Call to stop sale and consumption of plasticiser-tainted satay paste imported from Taiwan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 13) that one sample of satay paste imported from Taiwan was found to contain a plasticiser, Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP). The CFS called on the...
- 2012.04.13
Public urged not to buy or consume unlabelled slimming products from the Internet
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 13) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume unlabelled slimming products from the Internet as they may contain Western medicines or banned drug ingredients that are dangerous to health....
- 2012.04.05
Warning on oral product containing undeclared Western drugingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 5) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an oral product called "Ling Zhi She Xiang Tong Mai Dan", as it may contain an undeclared Western drug that is dangerous to health. The appeal...
- 2012.04.03
Japanese green tea leaves sample with low radioactivity levelsdetected
A green tea leaves sample, imported from Japan and collected from a local retail outlet during surveillance, has been found to have low radioactivity levels, a spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene...
- 2012.03.30
Warning on oral product containing undeclared Western drugingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 30) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an oral product called "Fu Fang Chuan Ling Ding Chuan Jiao Nang", as it may contain undeclared Western drugs that are dangerous to health. The...
- 2012.03.29
Total recall of Carboplatin 10mg/ml Injection (Ebewe)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 29) endorsed the recall by Novartis Pharmaceutical (HK), a licensed drug wholesaler, of all batches of its Carboplatin 10mg/ml Injection (Ebewe) (registration number: HK-43913) from shelves as part of an...
- 2012.03.27
Recall of improperly labelled proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 27) ordered the product holder of a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), Wong's Young Son Pharmaceuticals Limited, to recall from shelf of a pCm, Flu Fighter (registration no: HKP-05059), as it has been found...
- 2012.03.26
Recall of B Braun Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Infusion
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, B Braun Medical (HK) Limited (B Braun), to recall from shelf one batch (Batch number: 111358021) of its Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Infusion (registration number:...