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- 2020.11.02
DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredients detected in cream products prescribed by registered Chinese medicine practitioner (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 2) urged members of the public who consulted a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Ma Wai-pong, practising at Flat 4C2, G/F, 1 Street, Tai Wai Village, Shatin, New Territories, to take note of...
- 2020.11.02
Not to consume a kind of cheese from Italy with possible Shiga toxin-producing E. coli contamination
Issue Date 2.11.2020 Source of Information Centre for Food Safety Food Product Cheese Product Name and Description Product name: FONTINA D.O.P. Place of origin: Italy Producer: COOPERATIVA PRODUTTORI LATTE E FONTINA SOC. COOP.A.R.L. Importer: Bravo...
- 2020.10.30
Bottled chilli paste sample in breach of food labelling regulation
Issue Date 30.10.2020 Source of Information Routine Surveillance Programme Food Product A sample of bottled chilli paste manufactured in Singapore Product Name and Description Product name: Sambal Belachan Chilli Paste...
- 2020.10.30
Public urged not to buy or consume unlabelled slimming products with controlled ingredients (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 30) appealed to the public not to buy or consume unlabelled slimming products that may contain controlled medicine ingredients. Acting upon a public complaint, a local Internet seller was found offering...
- 2020.10.09
Batch recall of Metformin Denk 850 Tablets 850mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 9) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Star Medical Supplies Ltd, to recall one batch (Batch Number: 21334) of Metformin Denk 850 Tablets 850mg (Hong Kong Registration Number: HK-49776) from the market as...
- 2020.10.05
Prawn Crackers not in compliance with nutrition label rules
Product name: SZE HING LOONG HANAMI PRAWN CRACKERS (105G) Brand: SZE HING LOONG Place of origin: Thailand Distributor: SZE HING LOONG DEVELOPMENT LTD Net weight: 105g Best-before date: 23.10.2021 Non-compliant test parameters: Saturated Fatty Acids...
- 2020.09.30
Man arrested for suspected illegal possession of nicotine-containing liquids for e-cigarettes
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police yesterday (September 29) conducted a joint operation against the illegal possession of nicotine-containing liquids intended for use with electronic nicotine delivery systems, commonly known as...
- 2020.09.28
Recall of Chinese medicine granules with failed microbial limit (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 28) endorsed a licensed Chinese herbal medicines (Chm) wholesaler, GCM Pharmaceutical Company (GCM), to voluntarily recall single Chinese medicine granules [Boon Cho] (transliteration) Rhizoma Alismatis...