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- 2009.04.06
DH instructs importer to recall un-registered eye ointment
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 6) instructed Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd (Novartis), a licensed drug supplier, to recall a batch of eye ointment called Cortiphenol H Eye ointment 2.5 g (batch no. 414733) from the market as the...
- 2009.04.04
CFS' follow-up on pistachio products with suspected Salmonella contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) was informed by a local distributor (On Tak Lung Trading Limited) that the company had imported pistachios from Setton Farms in California, USA since November last year. The US authorities said Setton Farms recently...
- 2009.04.04
DH instructs importer to recall unregistered artificial tears
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 4) instructed Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd (Novartis), a licensed drug supplier, to recall a brand of artificial tears called Viscotears from the market as the product was found to be a pharmaceutical...
- 2009.04.03
Recall of pharmaceutical product with wrong registration number
A spokesman for the Department of Health said today (April 3) that Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma (HK) Ltd, a licensed drug importer, had initiated a recall of 12 batches of Baraclude, a drug for patients with hepatitis B infection. The batches of...
- 2009.04.01
Warning on pistachio products with suspected Salmonella contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (April 1) advised people not to consume certain batches of US pistachio products which are suspected to have been contaminated with Salmonella. US authorities said the manufacturer concerned was recalling all...
- 2009.03.26
DH finds undeclared ingredients in proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) urged members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine called "Sci-tica Herbal Pills" which was found to contain undeclared ingredient. The appeal was made in view of the detection...
- 2009.03.26
Warning on slimming product with undeclared Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) called on members ...
- 2009.03.19
Latest test results on melamine
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (March 19) released the latest batch of results of melamine tests. All 19 samples tested were satisfactory. Information on the test results can be found on the CFS's website, www.cfs.gov.hk. People can also call...