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- 2024.02.21
Recall of Chinese herbal medicine exceeding limits for aflatoxins (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 21) endorsed a licensed Chinese herbal medicine (Chm) wholesaler, Wong Chak Kee Limited, to voluntarily recall from the market one batch of Chm, Nidus Vespae (batch number: 230228), as aflatoxins detected...
- 2024.02.06
Woman arrested for suspected illegal sale and possession of slimming products with undeclared controlled and banned drug ingredient (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 6) conducted an operation against the sale of two slimming products, namely HOTCHA Botanical Beverage Mix chocolate with Morosil and HOTCHA Botanical Beverage Mix Hazelnut Coffee with Morosil, which were...
- 2024.01.26
Batch recall of six products of Meyer Pharmaceuticals Ltd
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 26) has instructed a licensed drug manufacturer, Meyer Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Meyer), to recall the following six products (see Annex) from the market as a precautionary measure due to a quality issue. Name...
- 2024.01.22
Not to consume chocolate product imported from Switzerland suspected to contain plastic foreign matter
Issue Date 22.1.2024 Source of Information Notification from the manufacturer's Hong Kong representative Food Product Chocolate product Product Name and Description Product name: Milk Chocolate with Honey and Almond Nougat Brand: TOBLERONE Place of...
- 2024.01.15
Not to consume salty chicken due to the presence of Salmonella
Issue Date 15.1.2024 Source of Information Centre for Food Safety Food Product Salty chicken Description Vendor: Booth 3B15 of Friendship Rainbow Company Limited at the Hong Kong Food Festival held from December 23 to 27, 2023 Reason For Issuing...
- 2024.01.12
Metallic contaminant exceeds legal limit in four prepackaged dried porcini samples
Food name: DRIED PORCINI MUSHROOMS DRIED FUNGHI PORCINI PREMIUM WILD PORCINI DRIED AND SLICED PORCINI MUSHROOMS Brand: GOURMET LINE BORDE CANBEST WAITROSE & PARTNERS Place of origin: ITALY FRANCE Packed in Hong Kong FRANCE Net weight: 40 grams 40...
- 2024.01.02
DH investigates suspected illegal sale and possession of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (with photo)
The Department of Health (DH) is today (January 2) investigating a licensed manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), Singapore Headway Medicine Co (Singapore Headway), at Wo Tong Tsui Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories, for its suspected...
- 2023.12.28
Prepackaged Instant Noodle not in compliance with nutrition label rules
Product name: Vegetarian Noodle 5 Packs (Mushroom) Brand: Kung Tak Lam Place of origin: China Trademark Owner: Four Seas Mercantile Limited Net Weight: 425g Best-before date: 08/07/2024 Non-compliant test parameters: Dietary Fibre Detected content:...