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Meeting with the Deputy Director of Health The President and several Council Members made an appointment with the Deputy Director, Dr. T.H, Leung, on 6 July 2007 expressing industry’s opinion on the requirement for pharmaceutical product registration of health supplements containing vitamin or mineral. Since most health supplements are imported from overseas where they are not classified them as pharmaceuticals, certain documents required for registration application may not be available from the manufacturers. Small & middle enterprises can hardly afford the costs in obtaining those documents, in... Details

Donation to the Earthquake Catastrophe in Sichuan On May 12, 2008, a disastrous earthquake of 7.8 Grade suddenly erupted in the Wenchuan County of the Sichuan province killing tens of thousands of people, destroying many thousands of houses and schools, leaving numerous people homeless and creating lots of orphans. For humanity, the Association has initiated a fund raising campaign encouraging members to donate money helping the rebuilt of homes and schools in the earthquake affected areas. A total of HK$45,000 donation was collected and re-directed to the... Details

Nutrition Labeling and Nutrition Claim Regulation "The Food and Drugs (Composition and Labeling) (Amendment: Requirements for Nutrition Labeling and Nutrition Claims) Regulation 2008" has been passed by the Legislative Council on 28 May 2008 requiring pre-packaged food to label the energy value and 7 other nutrient amounts. The aforesaid shall come into operation on 1 July 2010. The regulation has allowed a number of exemptions, for instance, products of annual sales of not exceeding 30,000 unit or products total package surface area of less than 100... Details

Response to Healthcare Reform Consultation Document Food and Health Bureau has published a consultation document on Healthcare Reform in March 2008 and welcome public opinions on the Document. Being a health promotion organization, the Hong Kong Health Food Association has submitted a letter to The Food and Health Bureau on 13 June 2008 expressing the our views on the Reform. The letter has put forward several comments. Preventive care model in the consultation paper is lopsided toward the medical profession emphasizing on the establishment of family... Details

Guidance Notes on Classification of Products as “Pharmaceutical Products” under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138): After two years of communication and discussion with the Pharmaceutical Services of Department of Health, the Product Classification Guidance Notes have been finalized and became effective July 2008. The Guidance Notes are particularly helpful in improving the knowledge of industry in product and provide exemption on certain ingredients from product registration, e.g. Biotin, amino acids, chondroitin, Coenzyme Q10, fish oil, lactobacillus, bioflavonoids, brewer’s yeast and more, provided the products containing these exempted ingredients do not make any medical claims. The... Details