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- 2002.08.22
Warnings of a slimming product with Fenfluramine
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 22) urged members of the public not to buy or take a slimming product under the name of "Seven Days Seven Fairy Maidens Forever-Youth Immunity Capsule". Source: Department of Health, HKSAR Government The...
- 2002.08.13
Safety Recall Notice : Nikon COOLPIX 2000 owners
It has come to our attention that with certain models of the Nikon COOLPIX 2000 digital camera, excessive heat may be generated when batteries are installed. This is due to defective parts, and in extreme cases the heat may alter the shape of the...
- 2002.07.22
Voluntary recall of "Winnie The Pooh" table lamps
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (July 22) advised consumers to stop using "Winnie The Pooh" table lamps, which were supplied as free gifts for the purchase of "Braun" Thermoscan or "Braun" D15511 Power Toothbrush....
- 2002.07.04
Voluntary maintenance of air conditioners
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has taken prompt action to co-ordinate with the local supplier of Carrier products for a voluntary preventive maintenance programme on certain models of window type air-conditioners for...
- 2002.06.09
Recall of Unsafe Toy - "Xylodrum"
The Customs & Excise Department has recently served a Recall Notice on an importer cum wholesaler under the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance to recall a toy "Xylodrum" (Brand Name: ambi toys, Model No. E0391), which failed to meet the...
- 2002.06.05
Voluntary recall of speaker power adaptors
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (June 5) urged consumers, for safety reasons, to stop using immediately the adaptors of the external amplified speaker sets that are supplied with Hewlett-Packard (HP) desktop...
- 2002.05.31
Voluntary recall of AC adaptor for personal digital assistants
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (May 31) urged consumers, for safety reasons, to stop using immediately the AC adaptor of "Instant-Dict" Xplore V98 personal digital assistant (PDA). Acting on a complaint, EMSD found...
- 2002.05.08
DH instructs recall of two health products
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 8) advised members of the public not to buy and use two health products that contained phentolamine and sildenafil respectively. The two products are : * Hui Er Chun Capsule which contains phentolamine and...