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- 2007.10.18
Warning on yoghurt products with possible metal contamination
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (October 18) advised people not to eat eight types of yoghurt and baby yoghurt, all manufactured by National Foods Limited in Australia, due to possible contamination with metal pieces. The company concerned has...
- 2007.10.15
Voluntary suspension of defibrillation leads
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 15) received a notification from a medical device manufacturing company concerning its decision to voluntarily suspend the worldwide distribution of four models of implantable defibrillation leads...
- 2007.09.12
Recall of electric table fans
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (September 12) urged consumers to immediately stop using a model of Hyundai 12-inch electric table fans for safety reasons. A recent safety test by the department revealed that the electric...
- 2007.09.11
Medical device alert for blood glucose meters
The Department of Health was notified by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States today (September 11) about a worldwide medical device alert on a type of blood glucose meter with a display screen which may not work properly when dropped...
- 2007.08.14
Product Advisory for Nokia BL-5C Mobile Phone Batteries
Nokia issued a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery manufactured by Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan between December 2005 and November 2006. The product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia-branded battery. ...
- 2007.08.09
Voluntary recall of aquarium water pumps
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (August 9) advised consumers to immediately stop using the two models of Hydor aquarium water pumps, Koralia 2 and Koralia 3, for safety reasons. According to the supplier, the water pumps,...
- 2007.08.02
Offer of free replacement of the bottom casing of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T5 Digital Cameras
Sony announced the offer after its recent discovering that, with certain units of its Digital Still Camera "Cyber-shot" DSC-T5 released on the market in September 2005, there is a small possibility that the metal plating on the bottom of the camera...
- 2007.07.23
CFS issues further food alert
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (July 23) advised the public not to eat and the trade not to sell further canned food products of Castleberry's Food Company in the United States due to possible contamination with botulinum toxin. The CFS noted...