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- 2008.03.12
Retailers asked not to sell certain pear juices for toddlers
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (March 12) appealed to retailers not to sell two types of pear juice for toddlers, due to possible contamination by the heavy metal arsenic. The public are also advised not to consume the affected batches of...
- 2008.03.05
Proprietary Chinese medicine found containing western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 5) urged members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine called "Tian Sheng Yi Bao" which was found to have contained undeclared western drug ingredients that may cause serious side...
- 2008.02.29
Suspected poisoning case related to Chinese medicinal herbs under investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (February 29) urged members of the public not to collect unknown plants or buy Chinese medicinal herbs of unknown origin and to consult healthcare workers before consuming these...
- 2008.02.19
DH warns against consuming harmful slimming products
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 19) called on members of the public not to consume products containing Ascaris eggs to control their weight as this will harm their health. The appeal was made following recent reports on the promotion of...
- 2008.02.15
Public urged not to consume impotence treatment drug "Power 1 Walnut"
The Department of Health today (February 15) called on people to heed a press statement issued by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore yesterday concerning a health product labelled as "Power 1 Walnut" which could cause a serious adverse...
- 2008.02.15
Recall of electric herbal pots
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (February 15) urged consumers to immediately stop using two models of electric herbal pots for safety reasons. A recent safety test revealed that the electric herbal pots of Palace, model No...
- 2008.02.06
Public urged not to consume capsules for treating impotence with undeclared drug
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 6) received Hospital Authority (HA)'s notification of two more cases of non-diabetic men feeling unwell after taking impotence treatment capsules with sugar-lowering drug glibenclamide, bringing the...
- 2008.02.06
Public urged not to consume capsules for treating sexual dysfunction with undeclared drug
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 5) appealed to memb...