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- 2014.05.30
Warning on organic sprouted chia powder with possible Salmonella contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (May 30) advised members of the public not to consume a kind of organic sprouted chia powder manufactured by Navitas Naturals in the US which is suspected to...
- 2014.04.30
H&M Product Safety Recall : Faulty belt sold together with girlleggings
Identification number: P/N 0189821 8, P/N 0171699 7, 978210Price: HK$129Description: Plastic belt with bow and metal components sold with girl leggings.Various colour combinations.The company recalls the belt sold together with these girl leggings in...
- 2014.04.30
Recall of Premier Topicale Topical Anesthetic Gel
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 30) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, 3 On Dental & Industrial Supplies Co, Ltd. (3 On), to recall from the market all flavours of Premier Topicale Topical Anesthetic Gel as they are unregistered...
- 2014.04.30
Safety alert over GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 30) drew public attention to a safety alert concerning a glucose test strip called GenStrip Blood Glucose Test Strips. The test strip, manufactured and sold by Shasta Technologies LLC, may report incorrect...
- 2014.04.25
Undeclared allergen found in almond cracker imported from Korea
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (April 25) said that a pre-packaged kind of almond cracker manufactured in Korea has been found to contain an allergen, peanut, but has not been...
- 2014.04.14
HK bans import of poultry products from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (April 14) that in view of a notification from the Japanese authorities about an outbreak of high-pathogenic H5 avian influenza on a broiler farm in...
- 2014.04.11
Customs conducts operations against sale of counterfeit medicines
Acting on information on the selling of counterfeit medicines, the Customs yesterday and today (April 10 and 11) conducted a series of strike-and-search operations in Sai Wan, Mong Kok, Shau Kei Wan and Quarry Bay and successfully cracked down on a...
- 2014.04.10
Safety alert over certain brands of Roche Diabetes Care blood glucose test strips and blood glucose monitoring systems
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 10) drew public attention to a safety alert issued by Roche Diagnostics (Hong Kong) Limited concerning two glucose test strips namely Accu-Chek Compact test strips and Accu-Chek Mobile tests, respectively...