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- 2006.10.03
Public warned not to drink Bolthouse Farms carrot juice
The Centre for Food Safety today (October 3) warned the public not to drink Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice, 450 ml and 1 litre plastic bottles, with "BEST IF USED BY" dates of NOV 11 2006 or earlier, following reports by the Food and Drug...
- 2006.09.28
Recall of batteries for Lenovo and IBM notebook computers
Lenovo and IBM Corporation have announced the voluntary recall of certain lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corporation. These Sony batteries may overheat in rare circumstances. In the interest of public safety, Lenovo will offer customers...
- 2006.09.28
Slimming products found containing western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 28) called on members of the public not to buy or use four slimming products - Aomeisi OPC, Tiantiansu, Lanting and Curvesome - which were found to have contained western drug ingredients that may cause...
- 2006.09.14
Slimming product found containing Western drug ingredient
The Department of Health today (September 14) urged people not to buy or use a brand of slimming product called "Hyxenrim" because it was found to contain sibutramine, a Western drug ingredient that may cause side effects. A department spokesman said...
- 2006.09.08
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine with harmful ingredient
The Department of Health today (September 8) called on members of...
- 2006.08.31
Investigation into case of boy developing blueness on lips after playing with toys
The following is jointly issued by Department of Health and Customs and Excise Department : The Department of Health and the Customs and Excise Department are investigating a case involving a 12-month-old boy who developed blueness on his lips after...
- 2006.08.15
Recall of Batteries for Dell notebook computers
Dell is voluntarily recalling certain Dell-branded batteries with cells manufactured by Sony and offering free replacements for these batteries. Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell LatitudeTM,...
- 2006.08.14
Slimming product found with western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 14) called on members of the public not to buy or use a brand of slimming product called "DETOX PEPTIDE" which contained sibutramine, a western drug ingredient that may cause side effect. A DH spokesman...