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- 2019.07.25
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) and the Police today (July 25) conducted a joint operation, during which a 62-year-old man was arrested for suspected illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product and Part 1 poison. Acting upon intelligence,...
- 2019.07.15
Hong Kong Customs and Department of Health continue joint operation to combat counterfeit vaccines (with photo)
Hong Kong Customs and the Department of Health (DH) conducted a joint operation and raided a medical centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 12. A total of 162 boxes of suspected counterfeit vaccines and 163 boxes of vaccines containing Part 1 poison...
- 2019.07.12
Joint operation by Hong Kong Customs and Department of Health to combat counterfeit vaccines (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs and the Department of Health (DH) conducted a joint operation and raided a medical centre in Kwun Tong on July 10. A total of 76 boxes of suspected counterfeit vaccines and 47 boxes of vaccines containing Part I poison with an...
- 2019.07.05
Department of Health mounts joint operation with Hong Kong Customs against suspected fake Chinese herbal medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) mounted a joint-operation with Hong Kong Customs today (July 5) to raid the premises of Cai Chong Trading Company (Cai Chong), a licensed wholesaler of Chinese herbal medicines (Chm) in Sheung Wan, as the company was...
- 2019.06.24
Sample of prepackaged frozen swordfish detected with mercury exceeding legal limit
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (June 24) that a sample of prepackaged frozen swordfish imported from New Zealand was found to contain a metal contaminant, mercury, at a level...
- 2019.06.14
Two kinds of prepackaged rice seasonings may contain allergens (egg and milk)
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 14) said that two kinds of prepackaged rice seasonings manufactured in Korea might contain allergens, egg and milk, but they were not declared on the...
- 2019.06.05
Sample of prepackaged vegetarian bean curd roll detected with non-permitted preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 5) announced that a sample of prepackaged vegetarian bean curd roll was found to contain sorbic acid, a preservative not permitted to be added in soy...
- 2019.06.04
Four kinds of canned coffee beans under recall
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (June 4) announced that four kinds of canned coffee beans imported from the United States (US) are being recalled regardless of batches, as the coffee beans might...