Regulation for Formula Products and Foods for Infants and Young Children

Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2014

The Legislative Council has completed its vetting of the Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2014 in October 2014. The Regulation comprises requirements on nutritional composition of infant formulae and nutrition labelling of infant formulae, follow-up formulae and prepackaged food for infants and young children. The requirements on nutritional composition and nutrition labelling of infant formulae came into operation on 13 December 2015. The requirements on nutrition labelling of follow-up formulae and prepackaged food for infants and young children came into operation on 13 June 2016.

Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2014

Guidelines

Technical meeting (November 2012 - ongoing)

Technical meetings with trade and other interested stakeholders on technical issues related to legislative proposals on formula products and foods intended for infants and young children under the age of 36 months in Hong Kong have been arranged.

Technical meeting with trade (15 November 2012 )

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2 nd Technical meeting ( 6 March 2013 )

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3 rd Technical meeting ( 10 July 2013 )

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4th Technical meeting (4 October 2013)

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5th Technical meeting (27 August 2014)

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Technical Meeting with Laboratory Service Providers (December 2012 - ongoing)

1 st Technical meeting ( 11 December 2012 )

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2 nd Technical meeting (15 March 2013)

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3 rd Technical meeting (17 July 2013)

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4th Technical meeting (17 October 2013)

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5th Technical meeting (28 August 2014)

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Meeting with trade (4 April 2014)

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Seminar on Nutrition Labelling and Claims in Hong Kong

A seminar on nutrition labelling and claims in Hong Kong has been co-organised with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO Hong Kong) for interested traders. The details of the seminar are as follows:

Date: 7 January 2013 (Monday)
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Hong Kong Museum of History, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Language: English (with spontaneous interpretation in Japanese)

Programme

2:00pm - 2:30pm Registration
2:30pm - 2:40pm Welcome speech
2:40pm - 3:10pm Current regulations on nutrition labelling and claim
3:10pm - 3:40pm Hong Kong Code and legislative proposal relating to formula products and foods intended for infants and young children
3:40pm - 4:30pm Q and A

Pamphlet

Poster