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- 2013.04.18
Public urged not to use slimming products with undeclared and banned Western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 18) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product called "Aisiyuan V26 Coffee Slimming granules" obtained from the Internet as it was found to contain an undeclared and banned...
- 2013.04.18
Total recall of A-Lices Scalp Hygiene Shampoo 1%
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 18) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, Hoepharma (HK) Ltd, to recall all batches of a pharmaceutical product called A-Lices Scalp Hygiene Shampoo 1% (registration number: HK-59822) from shelves due to a...
- 2013.04.17
Public urged not to buy or use slimming products with undeclared and banned drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 17) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume unlabelled slimming products or products with uncertain ingredients obtained from the Internet, as they may contain undeclared and banned drug...
- 2013.04.17
Public urged not to consume an oral product containing undeclared Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 17) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an oral product labelled as "Duozhong Shancao Zhongyao" as it may contain multiple undeclared Western drug ingredients that might be dangerous to...
- 2013.04.15
Retail shop raided for illegal possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products
A retail shop in Tsuen Wan was raided by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in a joint operation today (April 15) for suspected illegal possession of unregistered pharmaceutical products. Upon the investigation of a public complaint, the DH...
- 2013.04.11
Public urged not to buy or use Steelman Capsules 2 with undeclared and controlled ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 11) urged the public not to buy or use a product called "Steelman Capsules 2" as it was found to contain an undeclared and controlled ingredient. During DH's market surveillance exercise, samples of...
- 2013.04.11
Suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinesemedicines and sale of Part I poison by registered Chinese medicinepractitioner
The Department of Health (DH) is conducting investigation of a case of suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm) and sale of Part I poison by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Fong Yiu,...
- 2013.04.10
Safety alert on automated peritoneal dialysis system
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 10) drew the public's attention to a safety alert issued by a local medical device supplier, Baxter Healthcare Limited (Baxter), regarding the integrity of the AC power cords of its HomeChoice Automated...