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- 2014.03.20
Four Japanese tea leaf and tea bag samples with low levels of radioactivity detected
Three tea leaf samples and one tea bag sample imported from Japan and collected at import level for radiation testing have been found to have low levels of radioactivity, a spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental...
- 2014.03.20
IKEA recalls children's bed canopies for risk of strangulation
IKEA asks customers who have a bed canopy from the company intended to be draped around children's cots/beds to stop using it with infants and small children and bring it back to any store of the company for a full refund. The affected bed canopies...
- 2014.03.18
EMSD urges public to suspend use of two models of Dyson Fan Heater
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (March 18) urged the public to suspend use of Dyson Fan Heaters with model numbers AM04 and AM05 and contact the supplier, Dyson, for free replacement services. The supplier found that, in very...
- 2014.03.14
Public urged not to use unsafe cosmetic cream
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) today (March 14) urged members of the public not to use a type of cosmetic cream with mercury content exceeding the permissible limit. Customs officers have recently drawn from the market samples of a cosmetic...
- 2014.02.28
Recall of certain brands of Abbott Diabetes Care blood glucose monitoring systems
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 28) drew public attention to the recall by Abbott Diabetes Care of certain brands of its blood glucose monitoring systems which may produce inaccurate glucose results. The DH received the above safety...
- 2014.02.27
Deregistration of oral pharmaceutical products containing ketoconazole
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 27) drew the public's attention to the decision of the Pharmacy and Poisons (Registration of Pharmaceutical Products and Substances: Certification of Clinical Trial/Medicinal Test) Committee (the...
- 2014.02.27
EMSD urges public to stop using Imarflex fan heater
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (February 27) urged the public to stop using an Imarflex fan heater with model number INF-20EW and contact the supplier, Many Profit Industrial Ltd, for replacement. The supplier recently found...
- 2014.02.26
Public urged to stop using unregistered and improperly labelled proprietary Chinese medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 26) urged members of the public to stop using two proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms), namely Japan The First Brand - Heart Tonic Pills and Feng Shou Brand - Shu Chin Chih Tung Kao (HKP-07811) as they...