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- 2006.11.09
Hello Kitty Warmer (with microwave oven heat pack) Recall
TOMY Company, Ltd. (previously Takara Co., Ltd.) has re-announced recall of the Hello Kitty Warmer (with microwave oven heat pack). The products concerned had been sold in Hong Kong since November 1998. However, it was found that the inner...
- 2006.11.02
Medicinal product found containing undeclared western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 2) called on members of the public not to buy or use a medicinal product called "Shenxiaotoutongsan" which was found to have contained three undeclared western drug ingredients that may cause side...
- 2006.10.20
Slimming product found containing western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 20) called on members of the public not to buy or use a brand of slimming product called "Slim" because it was found to have contained sibutramine, a western drug ingredient that may cause side effect. A...
- 2006.10.19
Software problem found in programming devices for implantable pacemakers
The Department of Health received notification from a medical device manufacturing company about a software problem in two programming devices used by doctors for checking the battery level of pacemakers. The programming devices concerned, produced...
- 2006.10.06
Eel products with malachite green seized
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (October 6) reminds food trade operators to buy eel products from reliable suppliers and to comply with the law, which prohibits the presence of malachite green in live fish and fish products. Acting on...
- 2006.10.06
Public warned about unsafe beauty cream
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 6) called on members of the public who have bought a brand of beauty product, "Jin Sheng Mei", to stop using it and contact the DH hotline 2125 1133 for health advice. The hotline will be in operation...
- 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...