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- 2006.12.19
Customs offer toy safety tips to parents
Parents should be aware of potential hazards of festive toys and take heed of the bilingual choking hazard warnings and the battery usage instructions on toys, a spokesman of the Customs and Excise Department warned today (December 19). These toys...
- 2006.12.19
DH closely monitoring safety of Lifescan blood glucose meters
The Department of Health (DH) was notified by Johnson & Johnson (Hong Kong) Limited that the company was following up whether the LifeScan OneTouch Ultra blood glucose meters supplied to Hong Kong were of the same design and software as those...
- 2006.12.19
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 19) urged members of the public not to buy or take a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called Kui Hua Chut Lee San Bird's Nest & Pearl of batch number WA00030, of which the microbial content was found to...
- 2006.12.15
Health advice concerning adult milk products
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (December 15) received notification from the World Health Organisation about a statement issued by the New Zealand authorities that the level of Vitamin K contained in milk and yogurt under the brand name,...
- 2006.11.28
Western drug ingredients found in herbal product
The Department of Health today (November 28) called on members of the public not to buy or take a herbal product called "Khun-Phra", which were found to have contained six western drug ingredients that may cause side effects. A DH spokesman said the...
- 2006.11.22
DH monitoring recall of four contact lens solutions
The Department of Health is monitoring the voluntary recall of specific lots of four types of contact lens solutions by its manufacturer from the local market due to a concern about their sterility. The concerned contact lens solutions, manufactured...
- 2006.11.17
Six health products found containing potentially hazardous ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 17) called on members of the public not to buy or use six brands of health products that were found to contain a potentially hazardous ingredient that may cause side effects. The concerned products are...
- 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...