Food Legislation / Guidelines

The basic food law in Hong Kong is laid down in Part V (Food and Drugs) of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132). The main provisions cover general protection for food purchasers, offences in connection with sale of unfit food and adulterated food, composition and labelling of food, food hygiene, seizure and destruction of unfit food. Control in specific areas are provided in subsidiary legislation under the Ordinance as follows:

Food Regulations Highlights

1. Colouring Matter in Food Regulations

2. Dried Milk Regulations

3. Sweeteners in Food Regulations

4. Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations

5. Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations

6. Food Business Regulation

7. Frozen Confections Regulation

8. Harmful Substances in Food Regulations

9. Imported Game, Meat and Poultry Regulations

10. Milk Regulation

11. Mineral Oil in Food Regulations

12. Preservatives in Food Regulation

13. Slaughterhouses Regulation

Guidelines

1. Trade Guidelines on Reducing Trans Fats in Food
   
   
2. Guidelines on Identification and Labelling of Oilfish / Cod
   
   
3. Labelling Guidelines on Food Allergens, Food Additives and Date format
   
   
4. Guidelines on Voluntary Labelling of Genetically Modified (GM) Food
   
   
5. Microbiological Guidelines for Ready-to-eat Food
   
   
6. Guide to Import of Mainland Chilled Chickens into Hong Kong
   
   
7. Guide to Import of Food into Hong Kong
   
   
8. Guide to Import of Milk and Milk Beverages into Hong Kong
   
   
9. Guide to Import of Frozen Confections into Hong Kong
   
   
10. Guide to Import of Game, Meat and Poultry into Hong Kong
    
    
11. Guide to Import of Marine Products into Hong Kong
    
    
12. Guide to Application for Import Licence for Frozen Meat, Chilled Meat, Frozen Poultry and Chilled Poultry
    
    
13. Food Recall Guidelines
    
    
14. Code of Hygienic Practice for Aseptically Processed and Packaged Low-Acid Foods
    
    
15. A Guide to Application for Health Certificate for Foods of Animal Origin
    
    
16. Monitoring Pesticides Residues in Food
    
    
17. CODE OF PRACTICE - Import and Sale of Live Marine Fish for Human Consumption

Note : Please browse http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_export.nsf/home.htm for details of the food law in Chapter 132.