Centre for Food Safety - Food Legislation - Part V (Food and Drugs) of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) (Highlights)


Food Legislation / Guidelines

Part V and Part VA of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132)

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Section 50	Offences in connection with preparation and sale of adulterated food
Section 51	Adulteration, etc. of milk
Section 51A	Adulteration of meat
Section 52	General protection for purchasers of food
Section 54	Offences in connection with the sale, etc. of unfit food
Section 55	Regulations as to composition of food
Section 56	Regulations as to food and drugs hygiene
Section 59	Examination and seizure and marking or destruction of food
Section 61	False labelling and advertisement of food
Section 62	Power to take samples
Section 68	Power to examine food in course of transit, etc.
Section 69	Restriction on movement of imported food
Section 78B	Additional powers in relation to food
Section 78D	Contravention of section 78B orders
Section 78E	Actions taken in relation to section 78B orders and provision of samples
Section 78F	Power to obtain information or copies of documents
Section 78I	Seizure, marking or destruction of food
Section 78K	Codes of practice
Section 78L	Use of codes of practice in legal proceedings

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Regulation 3	Restriction on use of colouring matter other than permitted colouring matter
Regulation 5	Restriction on sale or advertisement of colouring matter other than permitted colouring matter
Second Schedule	Labelling of colouring matter and colouring and flavouring compounds

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Regulation 4	Composition and description of dried milk
Regulation 5	Labelling of containers of dried milk
Schedule 1	(Composition and description of dried milk)
Schedule 2	Labelling of containers of dried milk

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Regulation 3	Restriction on sale and use of sweetners
Schedule	Permitted Sweeteners

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Regulation 3	Prohibition of sale etc. of food containing metals except where naturally present up to certain limits
First Schedule	Maximum permitted concentration of certain metals naturally present in specified foods
Second Schedule	Maximum permitted concentration of certain metals present in specified foods

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Regulation 2	Interpretation
Regulation 5	Offences and penalties
Schedule 1	Part IA - Good Manufacturing Practice Part I - Composition of foods and drugs other than milk and milk products Part II - Composition of milk and milk products Part III - Additives in certain milk products
Schedule 2	Marking and labelling of foods and drugs
Schedule 3	Marking and labelling of prepackaged foods
Schedule 4	Items exempt from Schedule 3

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Section 4	Interpretation of food business
Section 5	Cleanliness and repair of food premises
Section 10	Protection of food from risk of contamination
Section 11	Storage of open food
Section 13	Restriction on the use of open spaces
Section 15	Cleanliness and repair of food rooms
Section 28	Prohibition against the collection of shell fish in certain areas
Section 29	Prohibition of the sale, etc. of articles specified in Schedule 1
Section 30	Restriction on the sale, etc. of articles specified in Schedule 2
Section 30D	Restriction on sale, etc. of chilled beef, mutton or pork
Section 30E	Exception to restriction on sale, etc. of chilled beef, mutton or pork
Section 30F	Further restrictions on trading of pre-packaged chilled beef, mutton or pork at retail level
Section 31	Licensing of food business
Section 31A	Power of Director to grant permission
Section 33	Conditions for issue of licence
Section 33A	Additional requirement for issue of licence for siu mei and lo mei shops
Section 33C	Provisional licence
Section 34	Restriction on alteration of premises or fittings after grant of licence
Schedule 1	Prohibited Foods
Schedule 2	Restricted Foods
Schedule 6	Marking and labelling of pre-packaged chilled beef, mutton or pork

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Section 6	Bacteriological standard of frozen confections for sale
Section 7	Restriction on sale, etc. of imported frozen confections
Section 10	Frozen confections other than soft ice cream to be kept below -2 degrees Celsius
Section 17	Frozen confections not to be manufactured except under licence

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Regulation 3	Prohibition of import and sale of food containing certain substances in excessive concentrations
Regulation 3A	Prohibition of import and sale of fish, meat or milk containing prohibited substances
First Schedule	Maximum concentration of certain substances present in specified foods
Second Schedule	Prohibited Substances

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Section 4	Restriction on the import of certain meat, meat products and poultry
Section 5	Procedure for export, destruction or disposal of game, meat, poultry or prohibited meat imported in contravention of section 4
Section 6	Prohibition of re-import where notice given under section 5(1)

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Section 5	Permits to sell milk or milk beverage
Section 5A	Restriction on sale, etc. of imported milk or milk beverage
Section 6	Prohibition of sale of milk or milk beverage in certain cases
Section 13	Milk or milk beverage to be kept below 10 degrees Celsius pending sale
Section 14	Business of milk factory not to be carried out except by licence
Schedule 1	Methods of heat-treatment

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Regulation 3	Prohibition of sale of food containing mineral oil
Regulation 4	Exemption from prohibition

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Section 3	Restrictions on sale etc. of food containing food additive
Schedule 1	Food which may contain food additive and the description and proportion of food additive in each case
Schedule 1A	Alternative form in which the permitted food additive may be used

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Section 21	Examination and disposal of carcass, dressed carcass and offal
Section 22	Authorized officer to mark dressed carcass and offal fit for human consumption
Schedule 5	Marks to be applied to dressed carcasses and offal of slaughtered food animals

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