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- 2020.07.24
Recall of "ChloraPrep One-Step 3ml Applicator - Clear"
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 24) endorsed a licensed wholesale dealer Becton Dickinson Asia Limited (BD) to recall all batches of "ChloraPrep One-Step 3ml Applicator - Clear" from the market due to potential growth of a fungus. The DH...
- 2020.07.23
Recall of Nexavar Tablet 200mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 23) endorsed a registration certificate holder, Bayer Healthcare Ltd. (Bayer), to recall all batches of Nexavar Tablet 200mg (Hong Kong Registration Number: HK-55409) from the market because the package...
- 2020.07.22
Recall of two metformin-containing products (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 22) endorsed two licensed drug wholesalers, Suntol Medical Ltd (Suntol) and Hovid Limited (Hovid), to recall two metformin-containing products from the market as a precautionary measure due to the presence of...
- 2020.07.20
DH investigates case of undeclared Western drug ingredients detected in powder prescribed by listed Chinese medicine practitioner (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 20) urged members of the public who consulted a listed Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Fan Fung-kam, practising at the G/F, 7 Yee On Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, not to consume the yellowish powder (see...
- 2020.07.16
Sample of prepackaged frozen green wrasse fillet detected with methylmercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (July 16) that a sample of prepackaged frozen green wrasse fillet imported from New Zealand was found to contain a metal contaminant, methylmercury, at...
- 2020.07.15
Batch recall of Timo-Comod Eyedrops 0.5% (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 15) endorsed Reich Pharm Limited, the registration certificate holder of Timo-Comod Eyedrops 0.5% (Timo-Comod) (Hong Kong Registration Number: HK-44928), to recall one batch (Batch Number: 296015) of...
- 2020.07.14
CHP urges public not to use unsafe whitening cream (with photos)
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (July 14) appealed to members of the public not to buy or use a whitening cream product (see photos) as it may contain excessive mercury, which is harmful to health. The appeal...
- 2020.07.10
CFS finds trace of malachite green in grass carp sample
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (July 10) announced that a trace amount of malachite green was found in a grass carp sample. Follow-up is in progress. A CFS spokesman said, "Subsequent to...