Part V (Food and Drugs) of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132) (Highlights)

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

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

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

Regulation 3 Standards of composition
Regulation 4A Labelling of prepackaged food
Regulation 4B Nutrition labelling of prepackaged food and nutrition claim
Regulation 4C Nutrition labelling of infant formulae, follow- up formulae and prepackaged food for infants and young children
Regulation 5 Offences and penalties
Schedule 1 Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) Regulations
Schedule 1A Item exempt from Part IV of Schedule 1
Schedule 2 Marking and Labelling of Foods and Drugs
Schedule 3 Marking and Labelling of Prepackaged Foods
Schedule 4 Items exempt from Schedule 3
Schedule 5 Nutrition labelling and nutrition claim
Schedule 6 Items exempt from Part I Schedule 5
Schedule 6A Nutrition labelling of infant formulae, follow-up formulae and prepackaged food for infants and young children
Schedule 6B Items exempt from Schedule 6A
Schedule 7 Nutrient reference values for different nutrients for purpose of nutrition labelling
Schedule 8 Conditions for nutrient content claim

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

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

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

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

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

Regulation 3 Prohibition of import and sale of food containing certain substances in excessive concentrations
Regulation 3A Prohibition of import and sale of certain food or oil etc. containing prohibited substances
Schedule 1 First Schedule Maximum concentration of certain substances present in specified foods

Note : Please browse https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/?_lang=en for details of the food law in Chapter 132.