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- 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...
- 2006.08.11
Recall of five brands of proprietary Chinese medicines
The Department of Health today (August 11) urged members of the public not to buy or take five brands of proprietary Chinese medicines that were found to contain two Western drug ingredients that might have side effects. These five proprietary...
- 2006.08.03
Chinese herbal preparation with Western drug ingredients found
The Department of Health today (August 3) urged members of the pu...
- 2006.07.19
Slimming product with Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health today (July 19) called on people not to buy or use a brand of slimming product called "Chao Nongsu Qingzhi Jiaonang" which contained Western drug ingredients and may cause side effects. The product, packed under the name of...