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Maximum Concentration of Melamine Through media reports that milk products in China have been adulterated by Melamine, which has caused many children died from liver damage. Worry and concern began to brew among the public. To claim down the tension, the Centre for Food Safety has taken a decisive action in publishing in the Government Gazette in September 2008 to announce that Melamine would be under the control of the “Harmful Substances in Food Regulations” (Chapter 132 AF) effective immediately. At the same time,... Details

Health Food Market Survey Realizing Hong Kong is lacking information of the health food market, the Association has commissioned the Social Sciences Research Centre of the University of Hong Kong to conduct a health food market survey in September 2008. 1062 Hong Kong residents were successfully interviewed via telephone calls. Response rate was 69.3%. The survey discovered 34.8% respondents took health food during the six months prior to the survey, among which the majority are females, managerial staff /employers, income above 20,000 and of... Details

About Prepackaged Food Labeling About Prepackaged Food Labeling: 1. All mandatory food labeling information, such as the1 + 7 nutrition labeling and six food labeling information i.e. name of food, list of ingredients, name and address of manufacturer or packer, statement of special conditions for storage or instructions for use, indication of durability of the food, and count, weight or volume, should be on the outer package of the prepackaged food. Labeling inside container (bottle, jar, tube etc.) is optional and up to the... Details