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- 2009.04.16
Latest melamine test results
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 16) released the latest batch of results of melamine tests. All 25 samples tested were satisfactory. Information on the test results can be found on the CFS's website, www.cfs.gov.hk. People can also call...
- 2009.04.09
Public urged not to consume product with undeclared drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 9) urged people not to buy or use a brand of slimming product called C M Factor as it was found to have contained undeclared drug ingredient that may cause serious side effects. The appeal was made following...
- 2009.04.07
DH instructs drug wholesaler to recall un-registered products
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 7) instructed Main Life Corporation Ltd (Main Life), a licensed pharmaceutical wholesaler, to recall from the market five pharmaceutical products with un-registered sales packs, two of which also carry...
- 2009.04.06
DH instructs importer to recall un-registered eye ointment
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 6) instructed Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd (Novartis), a licensed drug supplier, to recall a batch of eye ointment called Cortiphenol H Eye ointment 2.5 g (batch no. 414733) from the market as the...
- 2009.04.04
CFS' follow-up on pistachio products with suspected Salmonella contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) was informed by a local distributor (On Tak Lung Trading Limited) that the company had imported pistachios from Setton Farms in California, USA since November last year. The US authorities said Setton Farms recently...
- 2009.04.04
DH instructs importer to recall unregistered artificial tears
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 4) instructed Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd (Novartis), a licensed drug supplier, to recall a brand of artificial tears called Viscotears from the market as the product was found to be a pharmaceutical...
- 2009.04.03
Recall of pharmaceutical product with wrong registration number
A spokesman for the Department of Health said today (April 3) that Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma (HK) Ltd, a licensed drug importer, had initiated a recall of 12 batches of Baraclude, a drug for patients with hepatitis B infection. The batches of...
- 2009.04.01
Warning on pistachio products with suspected Salmonella contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 1) advised people not to consume certain batches of US pistachio products which are suspected to have been contaminated with Salmonella. US authorities said the manufacturer concerned was recalling all...