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- 2009.06.09
People urged not to use slimming product with undeclared drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 9) called on members of the public not to buy or use a slimming product named "Super Slim (Yani)" which was found to contain sibutramine and phenolphthalein, both of which can cause serious side effects. The...
- 2009.06.08
People urged not to use slimming products with undeclared drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 8) called on members of the public not to buy or use two slimming products named "Slim Pure" and "Ku Xiu Ba Xiang Jian Fei Wan" which were found to have contained undeclared western drug ingredient that may...
- 2009.06.04
Analysis results of Red Bull products released
Government released today (June 4) the analysis result of 21 samples of Red Bull products obtained from local retail outlets since May 27, 2009, and those sent in by traders since yesterday. Attached please find the analysis result. A sample of "Red...
- 2009.06.03
Parents warned of unsafe toy face paints
The Customs and Excise Department today (June 3) urged members of the public, especially parents, to stop children from playing with a type of face paints toy set, namely "Fluorescence Horror Makeup Kit", which was found unsafe. A Customs spokesman...
- 2009.06.03
Police advise retailers and eateries to stop selling Red Bull Products
The Hong Kong Police will distribute an advisory notice to retailers and eateries starting from tomorrow (June 4) to remind those which are still selling Red Bull products to stop doing so now as a matter of precaution, since some of the samples from...
- 2009.06.01
Red Bull Products
The Government confirmed today (June 1) that samples of "Red Bull Cola", "Red Bull Sugar-free" and "Red Bull Energy Drink" sent to the Government Laboratory for analysis earlier showed traces of cocaine, in the range of 0.1 - 0.3 micrograms per...
- 2009.05.21
Public warned about unsafe cosmetic creams
The Department of Health today (May 21) called on members of the public not to use cosmetic products called "Qian Yan (White Cream)" and "Qian Yan (Yellow Cream)" following a case of mercury poisoning reported by the Hospital Authority. The case...
- 2009.05.20
Results of study on aluminium in food
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (May 20) released results of a study which examined the aluminium levels in foods, and which aimed to estimate the dietary exposure to aluminium of the population and to assess its associated health risks. The...