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- 2019.12.10
Safety alert on NADAL hCG Pregnancy Test
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 10) drew public attention to a safety alert concerning the NADAL hCG Pregnancy Test [Product Code: 141000, Lot/Batch: 169757, Expiry Date: 30 November 2020] manufactured by nal von minden GmbH, as...
- 2019.12.06
Prepackaged bamboo fungi sample detected with excessive preservative and in breach of food labelling regulation
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 6) that a sample of prepackaged bamboo fungi was found to contain sulphur dioxide, a preservative, at a level exceeding the legal limit, and...
- 2019.11.28
Snowflake brick sample detected with coliform bacteria exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 28) announced that a sample of milk-flavoured snowflake brick was found to contain coliform bacteria exceeding the legal limit. The CFS is following up...
- 2019.11.27
Prepackaged preserved mustard sample detected with excessive preservative and in breach of food labelling regulation
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (November 27) that a prepackaged preserved mustard sample was found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, at a level exceeding the legal limit,...
- 2019.11.27
Recall of two ranitidine-containing products (with photos)
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 27) endorsed two licensed drug suppliers, Cera Medical Limited (Cera) and Sincerity (Asia) Company Limited (Sincerity), to recall two ranitidine-containing products from the market as a precautionary...
- 2019.11.26
Batch Recall of Keppra Oral Solution 100mg／ml
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 26) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, GlaxoSmithKline Ltd (GSK), to recall one batch of Keppra Oral Solution 100mg/ml (Hong Kong Registration number HK-54926) from the market because some of the...
- 2019.11.26
Test results on microbiological quality of poon choi all satisfactory
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 26) announced the test results of a recently completed seasonal food surveillance project on the microbiological quality of poon choi. Thirty samples...
- 2019.11.26
CFS follows up on incident of romaine lettuce produced in Salinas, California, US, suspected to be contaminated with E. coli
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (November 26) said that the CFS has been closely following up on the incident of romaine lettuce produced in Salinas, California, the US, suspected to be...