{
  "id": 15830519,
  "title": "Woman arrested over cadaver-derived injectable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/woman-arrested-over-cadaver-derived-injectable-15830519",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T00:41:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
    "slug": "rthk-news",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1874722-20261021.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman in her 30s has been arrested in Hong Kong after authorities seized 20 vials of a controversial anti-aging product called Elravie Re2O, allegedly containing human skin from deceased donors. The Department of Health announced the raid on a property in Mong Kok, where the suspect was apprehended on suspicion of possessing unregistered pharmaceuticals and engaging in unlawful commercial dealings involving human organs. The product, which is injected into the body, carries significant risks and lacks clinical safety data, according to Dr Fung Ying, the Controller for Regulatory Affairs at the Department of Health. The product is classified as a regulated product under the Human Organ Transplant Ordinance and a pharmaceutical product under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance. While an exemption application for the regulated product has been submitted, it has not yet been approved. No application has been made to register the injectable as a pharmaceutical product. This arrest follows a series of raids targeting beauty treatment centers suspected of providing unregistered pharmaceutical products. In total, over 170 vials of suspected Part 1 poisons or unregistered pharmaceuticals were seized across Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan, and Yuen Long. The Department of Health has referred other cases of alleged sale of non-exempted regulated products in contravention of the Human Organ Transplant Ordinance to the police for further investigation. Dr Fung cautioned the public about the risks of unregulated cosmetic injections, emphasizing that such procedures should only be carried out by qualified medical professionals.",
  "summary": "A woman has been arrested after authorities seized 20 vials of a South Korean ‘anti-aging’ product called Elravie Re2O, which purportedly contains purified human skin from deceased donors. The Department of Health said the vials of were taken during a raid on a premise in Mong Kok. The suspect, 38, was arrested on suspicion of possessing unregistered pharmaceutical products and suspected unlawful…",
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        "title": "Woman arrested over cadaver-derived injectable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/woman-arrested-over-cadaver-derived-injectable",
        "published": "2026-10-21T00:41:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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