Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| Canada: Foreign Product Alert: 3rd Degree, Black Gold X Advanced, The Body Shot Bar Step 2, Black Label X, Super Dragon capsules, Lang Yi Hao Tablets, Hai Leng Hai Beh Herbal Itch Removing Capsule were found to contain undeclared medicines |
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Health Canada announced that the following foreign health products have been found by regulators in other countries to contain undeclared drug ingredients. The products are not authorized for sale in Canada and have not been found in the Canadian marketplace but it is possible they may have been brought into the country by travellers or purchased over the Internet.
The products were found to contain the following undeclared ingredients:
1) Unauthorized Weight Loss Products
• 3rd Degree, Black Gold X Advanced, and The Body Shot Bar Step 2: undeclared sibutramine
• Black Label X: undeclared sidenafil
2) Unauthorized Sexual Enhancement Products
• Super Dragon Capsules (The outer carton refers to Dragon; however the name on the blister pack is Super Dragon): undeclared sildenafil
• Lang Yi Hao Tablets: undeclared sildenafil, chloramphenicol
3) Other Unauthorized Products
• Hai Leng Hai Beh Herbal Itch Removing Capsule: undeclared dexamethasone, chlorpheniramine, paracetamol
Consumers are advised to consult with a healthcare professional if they have health concerns related to the use of any of these products.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../59336a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. Related news was previously issued by the US FDA, TGA and Singapore HSA, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 28 April, 3 May, 6 May and 8 June 2016.
Ends/ Friday, July 15, 2016
Issued at HKT 13:00
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