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- 2010.05.05
Mainland Chinese medicinal product found to have exceeded Singapore's lead limit
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 5) draws public attentio...
- 2010.05.05
Software Defects Cause Malfunctioning in Medtronic's Implantable Cardiac Devices
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 5) received notification from Medtronic International Limited (MIL), the local branch of a multi-national medical device manufacturer, that software problems in six of its implantable cardiac devices may risk...
- 2010.04.30
Slimming product with undeclared drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 30) called on members of the public not to buy or use a slimming product, "LAMI", as it was found to contain undeclared Western drug ingredients that may cause serious side effects. The appeal followed...
- 2010.04.26
Public urged not to use unsafe cosmetic cream
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) today (April 26) urged members of public not to use two types of cosmetic cream with mercury and lead content exceeding the permissible limit. Customs officers have recently drawn from the market samples of a...
- 2010.04.26
Seven products from Quality Pharmaceutical Labs recalled
Subsequent to the recall of pharmaceutical products made by the licensed drug manufacturer Quality Pharmaceutical Laboratory Ltd early last week, the Department of Health's (DH) further investigations confirmed today (April 26) that seven more...
- 2010.04.22
Public alert on severe liver toxicity of drugs containing propylthiouracil
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 22) drew public attention to the risk of severe or even fatal liver damage with the use of drugs containing propylthiouracil (PTU), a pharmaceutical agent which has long been used for the treatment of...
- 2010.04.21
Warning on cocktail sausages with possible Listeria contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 21) advised the public not to eat certain batches of Jean Caby pre-packaged cocktail sausages which are suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. EU authorities said that the manufacturer...
- 2010.04.20
Recall of Quality Pharmaceutical Labs Ltd's Mefanamic Acid
The Department of Health (DH) has instructed licensed drug manufacturer Quality Pharmaceutical Laboratory Ltd to recall all batches of Mefenamic Acid 500mg and Mefenamic Acid 250mg tablets from the retail level today (April 20) as both drugs failed...