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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) has received four more reports of fungal corneal infection (keratitis) since early March, bringing the total number of contact lens users affected to 27 since the infection was...
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 4) received information that two batches of Seven Seas High Strength Cod Liver Oil Capsules with lot number 351266 and 350978 had exceeded the limit of dioxins set by the European Union. A DH spokesman...
Parents should make arrangements to return a toy xylophone (Music Series 12 Celesta Xylophone, Item No. 565), which failed to meet the prescribed safety standards for toys, a spokesman for the Customs and Excise Department said today (March 17) "The...
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 10) called on diabetic patients not to take products for lowering blood sugar without consulting qualified health professionals. The appeal followed an investigation into a case involving a 48-year-old woman...
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) has traced and recorded 23 cases of fungal corneal infection (keratitis) among local contact lens users following reports of this kind were found in Singapore and Hong Kong...
The Department of Health (DH) supports the decision of Bausch & Lomb (Hong Kong) Ltd (B&L) to voluntarily suspend sales of its ReNu multipurpose solution in Hong Kong. A DH spokesman today (February 22) said the arrangement is a prudent and...
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (February 18) called on members of the public to properly clean and disinfect contact lens to prevent keratitis - inflammation of the cornea of the eye. The appeal was made...
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 14) instructed the recall of "Cytosol Ophthalmics" Balanced Salt Solution, a pharmaceutical product used to to irrigate a patient's eyes during a variety of surgical procedures. The product was found to...