Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene
Duty visit to San Francisco from 9 to 13 March 2016

The Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene conducted a duty visit to San Francisco from 9 to 13 March 2016.

The purpose of the visit is to study its experience in regulation of food truck operations and regulatory control of imported food products.

The delegation is led by Hon Tommy CHEUNG Yu-yan, Chairman of the Panel. Other members include Hon Steven HO Chun-yin, Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Hon Charles Peter MOK, Dr Hon KWOK Ka-ki, Hon SIN Chung-kai, Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan and Hon CHUNG Kwok-pan.

	Visit Programme
	Papers Fact sheet entitled "Overview of San Francisco" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (English version only) Fact sheet entitled "Food truck operations in San Francisco" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (English version only) Fact sheet entitled "Regulation of imported food in Hong Kong" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (English version only) Fact sheet entitled "Regulation of imported food by the US Food and Drug Administration" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (English version only) Fact sheet entitled "Regulation of imported food by the US Food Safety and Inspection Service" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (English version only) Administration's paper on introduction of food trucks to Hong Kong [LC Paper No. CB(4)305/15-16(09)] Background brief on the Food Trucks Scheme prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat [LC Paper No. CB(4)305/15-16(10)] Background brief entitled "Proposed regulatory framework on nutrition and health claims on formula products and food intended for infants and young children under the age of 36 months" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (English version only) [LC Paper No. CB(2)1068/15-16]
	Photos LegCo Photo Gallery
	Press Releases (issue date) LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene to depart for San Francisco, the United States to conduct duty visit (8 March 2016) LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene visits food trucks in San Francisco, the United States (with photos) (10 March 2016) LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene meets with U.S. Food Safety Import Surveillance officials (with photos) (11 March 2016) LegCo Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene concludes duty visit in San Francisco (with photos) (12 March 2016)
	Report Report of the delegation of the Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene on the duty visit to San Francisco to study its regulatory framework governing food truck operations and to understand the regulatory system of the United States for imported food products to the House Committee meeting on 3 June 2016 [CB(2)1616/15-16]