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- 2011.05.04
Alert on voluntary recall and corrective action by Defibtech onsemi-automatic external defibrillators
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 4) draws public's attention to a worldwide voluntary recall by a US medical device manufacturer, Defibtech, regarding its DDU-100 series semi-automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) because in some instances,...
- 2011.05.04
Public urged not to consume contaminated razor clams from theUnited Kingdom
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (May 4) urged the public not to consume two consignments of razor clams imported from the United Kingdom which might have been contaminated with phycotoxins to prevent diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. The trade...
- 2011.05.04
Recall of Cyclovax Cream 5%
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 4) ordered the recall from consumers of a batch (Lot 44254) of "Cyclovax Cream 5% " (registration no. HK-43836), a drug registered by Healthcare Pharmascience Ltd (Pharmascience), the product registration...
- 2011.04.26
Recall of unregistered pharmaceutical product
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 26) instructed Nidoway Investment Ltd (Nidoway), a holder of certificate of drug/product registration, to recall from consumers one of its items on sale called "Supirocin Ointment 2% 10g" for two reasons....
- 2011.04.19
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found to contain excessivelead
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 19) urged members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine named Prolonged Man Power Essence (Registration no.: HKP-09787) as its lead level was found to exceed the permitted limit. The...
- 2011.04.18
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found to contain excessivearsenic
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 18) urged members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine named [Lee Sze] Texiao Houtong Wan (Registration no.: HKP-06082) as its arsenic level was found to exceed the permitted limit....
- 2011.04.15
Recall of microbial contaminated protective wipes and adhesiveremovers
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 15) endorsed a local medical device supplier, Smith & Nephew (S&N) Ltd's proposal to recall eight types of its devices imported from the States (see Annex) because of a potential for pathogenic...
- 2011.04.15
Recall of mislabelled prescription drug
The Department of Health (DH) yesterday (April 14) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Actavis (China) Holding Limited (Actavis), to recall a batch of its pharmaceutical product called "Amitriptyline Tablets 10mg (Actavis)" (Registration No....