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- 2010.02.22
Warning on granola bars with possible Salmonella contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (February 22) advised people not to consume certain batches of organic peanut, apple and wildberry granola bars manufactured by Lovin Oven which are suspected of being contaminated with Salmonella. US...
- 2010.02.19
Recall of pharmaceutical product with wrong label
A spokesman for the Department of Health said today (February 19) that Trenton-Boma Ltd, a licensed wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, had initiated a recall of one batch of PMS-Carvedilol 12.5mg tablets (registration no. HK-52639). The batch...
- 2010.02.12
Cautioned against self medication with "Tai Er Si Yi Wei A Suan Jiao Wan"
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 12) called on the public not to buy or consume a product called "Tai Er Si Yi Wei A Suan Jiao Wan" as it claimed to contain a western medicine, isotretinoin, that may cause serious side effects. People...
- 2010.02.12
Recall of LifeScan OneTouch SureStep blood glucose test strips with incorrect readings
The Department of Health (DH) was notified by Johnson & Johnson (Hong Kong) Limited that the company had initiated a voluntary recall of blood glucose test strip which may provide low readings. Only one affected lot (lot number 2966727) of LifeScan...
- 2010.02.08
Caution against improper weight control
The Department of Health today (February 8) cautioned against products containing parasites for weight control as they were harmful to health. The appeal followed a report received about promotion of such a product on a commercial website. A...
- 2010.01.28
Public urged not to consume proprietary Chinese medicine with western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 28) called on members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine named "Ba Bao Xiao Ke Dan", because it was found to contain an undeclared western medicine, glibenclamide, which may...
- 2010.01.28
Public warned against unsafe cosmetic cream
The Department of Health today (January 28) called on members of the public not to use a facial cream called "UV Whitening" following a case of mercury poisoning reported by the Hospital Authority. A 43-year-old woman who used the product twice daily...
- 2010.01.26
Warning on Italian sausage products with possible Salmonella
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (January 26) advised people not to consume certain ready-to-eat Italian sausage products,including salami/salame which were suspected of being contaminated with Salmonella. The affected products are all Daniele...