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- 2007.02.01
IKEA recalls PARODI glass vase for laceration hazard
According to IKEA, the company has received reports worldwide of incidents where the base of PARODI vase broke for no apparent reason while the vase was being lifted. Seven customers sustained cuts and in five cases hospital treatment was required....
- 2007.01.31
Free Preventive Maintenance Services of Panasonic Massage Loungers
Shun Hing Electronic Trading Co. Ltd., sole agent of Panasonic products in Hong Kong and Macau, announced that the company would provide free preventive maintenance services to selected models of massage loungers. It has become known that, on rare...
- 2007.01.25
Public urged not to consume health product with Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health today (January 25) called on members of the public not to buy or use a brand of health product called Deguozhanjiang after finding it contained Western drug ingredients for treating impotence and could cause side effects....
- 2007.01.09
Proprietary Chinese medicine found containing potentially hazardous ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 9) urged members of the public not to buy or use a proprietary Chinese medicine called Boy Joy, which was found to contain potentially hazardous ingredients that may cause side effects. A spokesman for the...
- 2006.12.22
Slimming products found containing Western drug ingredient
The Department of Health today (December 22) called on people not to buy or use three brands of slimming products because they were found to contain sibutramine, a Western drug ingredient that may cause side effects. The products are "Jacaranda",...
- 2006.12.19
Customs offer toy safety tips to parents
Parents should be aware of potential hazards of festive toys and take heed of the bilingual choking hazard warnings and the battery usage instructions on toys, a spokesman of the Customs and Excise Department warned today (December 19). These toys...
- 2006.12.19
DH closely monitoring safety of Lifescan blood glucose meters
The Department of Health (DH) was notified by Johnson & Johnson (Hong Kong) Limited that the company was following up whether the LifeScan OneTouch Ultra blood glucose meters supplied to Hong Kong were of the same design and software as those...
- 2006.12.19
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 19) urged members of the public not to buy or take a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called Kui Hua Chut Lee San Bird's Nest & Pearl of batch number WA00030, of which the microbial content was found to...