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- 2020.04.01
DIY Face Mask – 8 Steps in Making Protective Gear
In a bid to help the public fighting the virus and alleviating anxiety in searching for surgical masks, a taskforce led by the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital (HKUSZH), Consumer Council, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research...
- 2020.03.27
DH urges public not to buy or use topical product with undeclared controlled ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 27) appealed to the public not to buy or use a topical product (no English name on the package, see photo) as it was found to contain two undeclared controlled drug ingredients. Acting on a public...
- 2020.03.20
Hong Kong Customs urges public to stop using one type of disinfectant alcohol with suspected false description on composition and toxic methanol (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs today (March 20) searched a hardware store and seized two bottles of disinfectant alcohol with suspected false descriptions of composition and toxic methanol content. A director of the store and a salesperson of the supplier of...
- 2020.03.20
Recall of Esmya Tablets 5mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 20) endorsed a licensed wholesale dealer, Orient Europharma Co Ltd (OEP), to voluntarily recall a pharmaceutical product, Esmya 5mg Tablets (Hong Kong registration number: HK-62553) from patients due to the...
- 2020.03.20
Recall of Esmya Tablets 5mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 20) endorsed a licensed wholesale dealer, Orient Europharma Co Ltd (OEP), to voluntarily recall a pharmaceutical product, Esmya 5mg Tablets (Hong Kong registration number: HK-62553) from patients due to the...
- 2020.03.14
Hong Kong Customs urges public to stop using four types of surgical masks suspected of exceeding bacterial limit (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs today (March 14) appealed to members of the pub...
- 2020.03.13
Hong Kong Customs consecutively smashes supply and sale chains of disinfectant alcohol with suspected false trade description and methanol
As a result of swift action and extensive investigations, Hong Kong Customs in recent months smashed two supply and sale chains of disinfectant alcohol with a suspected false trade description and toxic methanol content. A total of 20 persons,...
- 2020.03.13
Public urged not to buy or consume liquids for e-cigarettes with undeclared nicotine content (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 13) appealed to the p...