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- 2008.05.05
Public reminded to watch out for unsafe cosmetic cream
The Department of Health today (May 5) called on people not to use a cosmetic product called Rose Super White Whitening Essence (Day and Night) following a case of mercury poisoning reported by the Hospital Authority. The case involved a 35-year-old...
- 2008.05.03
Food alert on frozen mussels contaminated by shellfish poisoning toxins and cheese spread suspected of containing plastic pieces
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (May 3) advised people not to eat certain batches of frozen mussels produced by an Irish company Bantry Bay Seafoods suspected of contaminated by shellfish poisoning toxins. Details of the affected products are...
- 2008.04.25
Public urged not to consume unregistered products for sexual dysfunction
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 25) urged people not to buy or use a product named "Power Up", which was promoted for the management of sexual dysfunction, because it was found to contain an undeclared Western drug ingredient that may...
- 2008.04.22
Public urged not to consume products for treating sexual dysfunction with undeclared drug
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 22) strongly urged members of the public not to consume various products from unknown and unclear sources claimed to treat male impotence, following Hospital Authority's notification of six new cases...
- 2008.04.20
Latest test results on melamine (with tables)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (November 17) released the latest batch of results of melamine tests. The results showed that all 32 samples tested were satisfactory. These included milk, milk beverage, biscuits, chips and eggs. "Following...
- 2008.04.11
Public urged not to consume products for managing sexualdysfunction
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 11) urged members of the public not to buy or use three kinds of products which were advertised for the management of sexual dysfunction because they were found to contain an undeclared western drug...
- 2008.04.10
Public urged not to consume impotence drugs from unknown sources
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 10) urged members of the public not to consume various products from unknown and unclear sources that claim to treat male impotence, following the Hospital Authority's notification of one new case associated...
- 2008.04.09
Alert on beer suspected of containing glass particles
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 9) advised people not to drink a certain batch of Boston Beer Company's "Samuel Adams" beer from the USA as they might contain glass particles. The CFS also appealed to the trade to stop selling the...