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- 2019.01.03
DH investigates suspected illegal possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) is today (January 3) investigating a shop at Plover Cove Garden Arcade in Tai Po for suspected illegal possession of an unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called Namman Muay Cream.Acting upon intelligence,...
- 2018.12.27
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared controlled ingredients (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 27) appealed to the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named "BBS Super Fast" as it was found to contain undeclared and controlled drug ingredients that might be dangerous to...
- 2018.12.22
CFS urges public not to consume a batch of imported frozen fish fingers suspected to contain large fish bones
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 22) urged the public not to consume a batch of frozen fish fingers from the United Kingdom (UK) as it was suspected to contain large fish bones. The...
- 2018.12.21
Sample of candied lotus seed detected with excessive preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 21) that a sample of loose-packed candied lotus seed was found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, at a level exceeding the legal...
- 2018.12.20
Batch recall of Irbesartan HCT Actavis Tablets 150/12.5mg (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 20) endorsed a product registration certificate holder, Actavis Hong Kong Limited (Actavis), to recall one batch (batch number: 058818) of Irbesartan HCT Actavis Tablets 150/12.5mg (Hong Kong Registration...
- 2018.12.18
DH investigates suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) is today (December 18) investigating a licensed wholesaler of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), Way On Tienchi Company Limited (Way On), at Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, for suspected illegal sale and possession...
- 2018.12.18
Pickled mustard sample detected with excessive preservative and in breach of food labelling regulations
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (December 18) that a prepackaged pickled mustard sample was found to contain a preservative, sulphur dioxide, at a level exceeding the legal limit, and...
- 2018.12.18
Prepackaged oat wrap sample detected with non-permitted preservative
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 18) announced that a sample of prepackaged oat wrap imported from Australia was found to contain sorbic acid, a preservative not permitted to be added...