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- 2026.08.31
DH follows up seriously on false claims made by medical centres that a vaccine to prevent multiple cancers is available in Hong Kong and urges members of the public not to use unregistered pharmaceutical products
In response to media reports today (August 31) that some medical centres were offering customers a vaccine called "Wilms' tumor 1" (WT1) which is claimed to prevent multiple types of cancer, the Department of Health (DH) is following up the matter...
- 2026.08.29
CFS finds trace amount of formaldehyde in prepackaged rice vermicelli sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 29) announced that a prepackaged rice vermicelli sample imported from Taiwan was found to contain trace amount of formaldehyde. The CFS is following up on...
- 2026.08.28
Batch Recall of Tykerb Tablets 250mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 28) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, namely Zuellig Pharma Limited (Zuellig), the distributor appointed by the holder of certificate of drug registration, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Limited...
- 2026.08.26
Government continues to follow up on incident regarding powdered infant formula found with lead possibly exceeding limit, with no cases of lead poisoning in infants or young children due to consumption of powdered infant formula identified so far
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 26) said that since receiving a notification in late July from the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department that the product Frisolac Prestige Stage 1 Infant Formula...
- 2026.08.26
Prepackaged milk samples detected with colony count exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 26) that samples of a batch of prepackaged milk were found with a colony count exceeding the legal limit. The affected product has been marked...
- 2026.08.25
Pesticide residue exceeds legal limit in Flowering Chinese Cabbage (i.e. Choisum) sample
Food name: Flowering Chinese Cabbage (i.e. Choisum) Pesticide name: Acetamiprid Detected level: 4.4 milligrams per kilogram Maximum residue limit 1.2 milligrams per kilogram Sampling location: The CFS collected the Flowering Chinese Cabbage (i.e....
- 2026.08.21
CFS urges public not to consume batch of French cheese suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 21) urged the public not to consume a batch of cheese originated from France due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The trade should...
- 2026.08.18
CFS urges public not to consume batch of imported spread product suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (August 18) urged the public not to consume a batch of spread product imported from France due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The trade...