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- 2011.08.17
Public urged not to buy or consume unknown or doubtful slimmingproducts sold online
The Department of Health (DH) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume unknown or dubious slimming products sold on the Internet as they may contain undeclared drug ingredients that are dangerous to health. The appeal followed the DH's...
- 2011.08.16
Gold Best Limited offers free preventive maintenance for electricfans
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (August 16) advised consumers using Sunpentown electric fans to approach the supplier for arranging free preventive maintenance service. The model number of the electric fan is SF-308, embossed...
- 2011.08.16
Recall of adulterated fake proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) has appealed to members of the public not to consume a fake proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) likely to have been bought directly from a licensed pCm wholesaler, Bio-Tech Chinese Medicine Laboratory Ltd (Bio-Tech), as...
- 2011.08.16
Recall of Bayer's Contour and Contour TS Glucose Test Strips
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 16) directed a local medical device supplier, Bayer Healthcare Limited (Bayer), to recall from consumers all batches of two products, namely Contour and Contour TS Glucose Test Strips, as the ongoing...
- 2011.08.11
Recall of one batch of GSK Coldrex+C Tablet 20's
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 11) endorsed the proposal of GlaxoSmithKline Ltd (GSK), a licensed drug wholesaler, to recall one batch (batch no.: XPN161R) of its product, Coldrex+C Tablet 20's (Registration No.: HK-50258) from consumers...
- 2011.08.10
Recall of heavy metal-tainted proprietary Chinese medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 10) urged members of the public not to buy or use three proprietary Chinese medicines named [LuShenPai] Specific Hou Ton Qing (registration no.: HKP-01694; batch no.:100601), [Chung Lien] Bi Yan Pian...
- 2011.08.08
Caution against atropine-tainted Chinese herbal powder
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 8) cautions members of the public not to consume a Chinese herbal powder, Radix Aucklandiae, imported from the Mainland by a local licensed Chinese herbal medicines wholesaler, Hong Kong Premier...
- 2011.08.03
Voluntary recall of Chinese medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 3) endorsed the voluntary recall of all batches of 16 Sheng Foong Brand Chinese herbal products (see Table) from shelves by a local licensed wholesaler of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) and Chinese...