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- 2011.07.18
Recall of GlaxoSmithKline's Augmentin 375mg tablet
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 18) ordered GlaxoSmithKline Limited (GSK) to recall from shelf an antibiotic, namely Augmentin 375mg tablet (Registration number: HK-47298), because samples of the product were found to contain plasticisers,...
- 2011.07.15
Product Recalls and Safety Alerts P&G Voluntarily RecallsCertain Types of Oral-B Mouthwash
Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced a voluntary recall of certain types of Oral-B mouthwash in Hong Kong. Details of the products being recalled are as follows: Product Name Oral-B Anticavity Fluoride Rinse Alcohol Free 500 ml Oral-B Tooth and Gum Care...
- 2011.07.14
Call to stop sale and consumption of a plasticiser-tainted dietary supplement imported from US
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 14) that a sample of Doctor's Choice - Evening Primrose Oil, a dietary supplement imported from the United States, was found to contain...
- 2011.07.13
Alert on bottled fermented bean curd with possible contamination with a pathogen
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (July 13) advised people not to eat a kind of fermented bean curd cubes, pre-packed in bottles and manufactured in China, which might have been contaminated with Bacillus cereus, a pathogen. The trade should...
- 2011.07.12
Recall of five proprietary Chinese medicines due to quality issue
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 12) instructed a local manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicine, Chaisentomg Pharmaceutical Factory Limited, to recall from consumers five powdered medicines as they were found to have exceeded the stated...
- 2011.07.05
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found to contain excessivelead
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 5) orders the manufacturer of a proprietary Chinese medicine, Chaisentomg Pharmaceutical Factory Limited, to recall from consumer a product [Chaisentomg] Chaisentomg Baby's Kam Chik San Powder (Registration...
- 2011.07.04
Call to stop sale and consumption of a kind of pineapple pieimported from Taiwan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department noted from the Macao authority recently that "EDO Pack Pineapple Pie", produced in Taiwan, was detected with a plasticiser di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). As the...
- 2011.06.30
Herbal aconitum alkaloid poisoning alert
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 30) announced that a case of herbal aconitum alkaloid poisoning is at least being traced to a licensed Chinese herbal medicines retailer, Fu Hong Medicine Co, at Fu Tung Shopping Centre in Tung Chung on...