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- 2009.03.17
Public urged not to consume product with undeclared ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 17) urged people not to buy or use a product called "Zhong Guo Shen Fang" because it was found to contain an undeclared ingredient that may cause serious side effects. A DH spokesman said the department had...
- 2009.03.13
Lifting of Food Alert issued on 17 February 2009 Regarding Infant Formula with Possible Enterobacter sakazakii Contamination
Issue Date 6 March 2009 Source of Information European Commission Food Product Infant formula Name of Manufacturer Vitagermine Parc d'activité du Courneau - Rue du pré meunier cs 60003, FRANCE Product Name and Description Product Name Bar code Lot...
- 2009.03.11
DH closely monitors recall of pharmaceutical products
In response to media enquiries on the recall of some pharmaceutical products by Marching Pharmaceutical Ltd, a local drug manufacturer, a spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) said today (March 11) that DH was investigating a complaint against...
- 2009.03.11
DH orders drug manufacturer to recall wrong labeling products
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 11) instructed Marching Pharmaceutical Ltd. to recall a total of 216 pharmaceutical products (see annex) as the label expiry dates of these products were not substantiated by laboratory data. The order was...
- 2009.03.09
Recall of EuroPharm's Purinol
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 9) asked Europharm to recall all Purinol tablets from the market as laboratory analysis of the four Purinol samples taken from Queen Mary Hospital and was earlier tested by the University of Hong Kong...
- 2009.03.09
Sanyo offers free maintenance for four models of washing machines
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (March 9) advised consumers using four models of Sanyo Electric (Hong Kong) Limited 's washing machines to approach the supplier to arrange free preventive maintenance services. The model...
- 2009.03.09
Two models of power adaptors recalled
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (March 9) advised consumers to stop using two models of power adaptor for Philips portable DVD players and electronic photoframes for safety reasons. The two models of power adaptor are:...
- 2009.03.05
Latest test results on melamine
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (March 5) released the latest batch of results of melamine tests. All 32 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...