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- 2026.05.15
Imported frozen confection samples detected with coliform bacteria and total bacterial counts exceeding legal limits
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (May 15) that samples of two kinds of frozen confections imported from Malaysia were found to contain coliform bacteria and total bacterial counts...
- 2026.05.13
DH and Hong Kong Customs carry out joint operation to crack down on illegal online sale and illegal import of controlled anti-obesity injection (with photos)
To combat the illegal online sale and illegal import of controlled anti-obesity injections, the Department of Health (DH) and Hong Kong Customs carried out a joint enforcement operation yesterday (May 12) in Tin Shui Wai, arresting a 31-year-old...
- 2026.05.11
Batch Recall of Primidone Tablets USP 250mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 11) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, namely Trackcircle.com Limited (Trackcircle), to recall one batch (batch 25284105A) of Primidone Tablets USP 250mg, from the market due to a potential quality issue....
- 2026.05.06
DH clamps down on illegal online sale of unregistered anti-obesity medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) has long strived to combat the illegal online sale of unregistered medicine and has continuously monitored the sale of controlled anti-obesity medicine in the market. The DH carried out an enforcement operation with the...
- 2026.04.28
Batch Recall of Genteal Eye Gel
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 28) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, namely Healthcare Division O/B DCH Auriga (Hong Kong) Limited (DCH Auriga), the distributor appointed by Alcon Hong Kong Ltd. (Alcon), to voluntarily recall one batch...
- 2026.04.24
DH requests two licensed Chinese herbal medicine wholesalers to recall Semen Arecae exceeding limits for aflatoxins (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 24) requested two licensed Chinese herbal medicine (Chm) wholesalers, namely China Red Pharmaceutical Group Holdings Company Limited (China Red) and Skylight Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Skylight), to...
- 2026.04.20
DH clamps down on trafficking in dangerous drug and illegal sale or possession of unregistered anti-obesity medicine (with photos)
In light of the fact that there are people illegally selling or possessing unregistered anti-obesity medicine that is Part 1 poison and prescription drug under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138), the Department of Health (DH) announced...
- 2026.04.20
Imported prepackaged yoghurt product suspected to contain undeclared allergen (gluten)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 20) that a kind of imported prepackaged yoghurt product might contain gluten, a known allergen, but it was not declared on the product's food...