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- 2011.03.18
Recall of Concentrated Sodium Chloride Injection due to qualitydefect
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 18) instructed three licensed wholesalers, namely Hui Tai Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd, Sino-Asia Pharmaceutical Supplies Ltd and United Italian Corporation (HK) Ltd, to recall 12 batches of Concentrated Sodium...
- 2011.03.15
Precautionary recall of proprietary Chinese medicine found by Macauto have excessive lead
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 15) urged members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine named Pink Point Sexual capsule (HKP-02146), as it was just found by the Macau authority to have excessive lead during its...
- 2011.03.12
Immediate suspension of use of mislabelled Chinese herb "FlosCampsis"
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 12) alerted members of the public, especially those living in Tung Chung and its vicinity, to immediately stop taking a Chinese herb labelled as "Flos Campsis" if they had bought it from Fu Hong Medicine Co,...
- 2011.03.10
Recall of two unregistered drugs
A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) today (March 10) called on members of the public not to buy or use two orally consumed commercial products targeted at male consumers, one called Venergy and another a Chinese medicine named Gold Seagull...
- 2011.03.10
Warning on slimming product with banned drug ingredient
The Department of Health today (March 10) called on people not to buy or use a slimming product called "Slimming Kapsul", which was found to contain a banned Western drug ingredient sibutramine and another drug ingredient spironolactone that may...
- 2011.03.07
Customs alerts parents to unsafe children's upper-body apparel
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) today (March 7) reminded parents to watch out for potential strangulation hazards posed by children's upper-body apparel which has drawstrings in hoods or near the neck. Parents are advised to immediately...
- 2011.03.03
Caution on long-term use of "proton pump inhibitor" drugs
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 3) cautioned the public about the long-term use of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs because of a safety alert from the United States (US). Common PPI drugs include esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole,...
- 2011.03.03
Recall of FORSTA coffee/tea maker
IKEA asks customers who have a FORSTA coffee/tea maker to immediately stop using the product and bring it back to any IKEA store for full refund. Pressure from the metal holder on the glass pot can cause it to break unexpectedly, posing a burn and...