Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene (Papers)

	Year 2007 - 2008
	Year 2006 - 2007
	Year 2005 - 2006
	Year 2004 - 2005

Papers

Food safety and food surveillance

Year 2007 - 2008

Paper on food hygiene information system in selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (information note) [IN19/07-08] (issued on 23 June 2008)
Paper on food safety mechanism and food labelling requirements in the European Union, the United Kingdom and France prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (research report) [RP08/07-08] (issued on 11 June 2008)
Information provided by the Administration on the date of suspension of use in respect of Red 2G in food in some overseas countries and on the Mainland [CB(2)1043/07-08(01)] (19 February 2008 and 8 January 2008)
Administration's paper on the proposed amendment to the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations [CB(2)711/07-08(01)] (8 January 2008)
Administration's paper on the proposed amendment to the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations (Powerpoint presentation materials) (Chinese version only) [CB(2)797/07-08] (8 January 2008)
Administration's paper on the Proposed Food Safety Bill [CB(2)516/07-08(01)] (11 December 2007)
Paper on new food safety legislation prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) [CB(2)516/07-08(02)] (11 December 2007)
Administration's paper on proposed amendments to the Preservatives in Food Regulations [CB(2)289/07-08(04)] (13 November 2007)
Administration's paper on proposed regulatory framework for pesticide residues in food in Hong Kong [CB(2)289/07-08(03)] (13 November 2007)
Administration's paper on proposed regulatory framework for pesticide residues in food in Hong Kong (power-point presentation materials) (Chinese version only) [CB(2)356/07-08] (13 November 2007)
Consultation document on proposed regulatory framework for Pesticide Residues in Food in Hong Kong (13 November 2007)
Leaflet of the consultation document on proposed regulatory framework for Pesticide Residues in Food in Hong Kong (13 November 2007)
Paper on the Preservatives in Food Regulations prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) [CB(2)289/07-08(05)] (13 November 2007)

Year 2006 - 2007

The Administration's response to some media reports on the safety of chilled chickens imported from the Mainland [CB(2)2584/06-07(01)] (issued on 31 July 2007)
Paper entitled "A pre-statutory voluntary notification scheme for food importers and distributors" provided by the Administration [CB(2)2394/06-07(01)] (10 July 2007)
Powerpoint presentation materials entitled "Report of the work of Centre for Food Safety" provided by the Administration (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2476/06-07] (10 July 2007)
"Report of the Work of Centre for Food Safety" provided by the Administration [CB(2)2391/06-07(01)] (10 July 2007)
Paper entitled "Regulation of Vegetables and Fruits" provided by the Administration [CB(2)2092/06-07(03)] (12 June 2007)
A referral from the Complaints Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat regarding the mistake of mixing up the sampling locations of noodle fish samples (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1566/06-07(01)] (8 May 2007)
Information provided by the Administration on the regulation for preservatives and antioxidants in food in the Mainland [CB(2)1670/06-07(01)] (8 May 2007)
Paper entitled "Regulation of the level of arsenic in dried food products" provided by the Administration [CB(2)1746/06-07(01)] (8 May 2007)
Supplementary information provided by the Administration in response to members' requests raised at the meeting regarding (a) how to accord priority of food items under targetted food surveillance conducted by the Centre for Food Safety; and (b) the Administration's follow-up actions in respect of the Consumer Council's test results and recommendations on the level of arsenic in dried food [CB(2)282/07-08(01)] (8 May 2007 and 10 April 2007)
Written submission from the Consumer Council [CB(2)1749/06-07(01)] (8 May 2007)
Background brief entitled "Review of the Preservatives in Food Regulations" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat [CB(2)1514/06-07(02)] (10 April 2007)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Review of the Preservatives in Food Regulations" [CB(2)304/06-07(01)] (10 April 2007 and 14 November 2006)
Information on the follow-up actions taken by the Centre for Food Safety regarding an incident of suspected consumption of oilfish [CB(2)1382/06-07(01)] (10 April 2007)
Paper entitled "Results of the public consultation exercise on proposed amendments to the Preservatives in Food Regulations" provided by the Administration [CB(2)1514/06-07(01)] (10 April 2007)
Paper entitled "Strategy for food surveillance in 2007" provided by the Administration [CB(2)1514/06-07(03)] (10 April 2007)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Follow-up action on the incident of selling oilfish as cod fish" [CB(2)1079/06-07(03)] (13 February 2007)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Food safety incident relating to the sale of oil fish as cod fish" [CB(2)1006/06-07(01)] (13 and 2 February 2007)
Food Alerts issued by the Centre for Food Safety on 23 January 2007 on "Complaints of oily diarrhoea after consuming certain types of marine fish" [CB(2)1006/06-07(03)] (2 February 2007)
Government press release dated 23 January 2007 on "Fish products should be sold with clear labels" [CB(2)1006/06-07(02)] (2 February 2007)
List of questions raised by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1016/06-07(01)] (2 February 2007)
List of questions raised by Hon WONG Yung-kan (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1006/06-07(05)] (2 February 2007)
The Administration's response to issues raised by Hon WONG Yung-kan (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1006/06-07(04)] (2 February 2007)
Written submission from PARKnSHOP [CB(2)1006/06-07(06)] (2 February 2007)
Written submission from Wellcome Supermarket [CB(2)1016/06-07(02)] (2 February 2007)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Harmful Substances Found in Eggs of Hens and Ducks and Fish" [CB(2)491/06-07(01)] (9 January 2007 and 30 November 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Legislation to regulate poultry eggs" [CB(2)778/06-07(05)] (9 January 2007)
Fact sheet prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "A summary of press cuttings regarding detection of harmful substances in hen eggs from 30 November 2006 to 8 January 2007" (Chinese version only) [FS12/06-07] (9 January 2007)
Government press release dated 19 December 2006 on "Voluntary enrolment of egg importer scheme launched" [CB(2)778/06-07(06)] (9 January 2007)
Administration's reply to questions raised by Hon WONG Yung-kan and Hon Fred LI Wah-ming (Chinese version only) [CB(2)517/06-07(01)] (30 November 2006)
Background brief entitled "Regulation of fishery products" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat [CB(2)304/06-07(03)] (30 and 14 November 2006)
Fact sheet prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "A summary of press cuttings regarding detection of harmful substances in fish from 17 to 29 November 2006" (Chinese version only) [FS10/06-07] (30 November 2006)
Fact sheet prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "A summary of press cuttings regarding detection of harmful substances in hen eggs and duck eggs from 12 to 29 November 2006" (Chinese version only) [FS09/06-07] (30 November 2006)
List of questions raised by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming (Chinese version only) [CB(2)491/06-07(03)] (30 November 2006)
List of questions raised by Hon WONG Yung-kan (Chinese version only) [CB(2)491/06-07(02)] (30 November 2006)
Wording of the motion to be moved by Hon Fred LI Wah-ming (Chinese version only) [CB(2)491/06-07(04)] (30 November 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Regulation of shellfish and detection of malachite green in aquatic products" [CB(2)304/06-07(02)] (14 November 2006)
Powerpoint presentation materials on "Review of the preservatives in food regulations" provided by the Administration (Chinese version only) [CB(2)373/06-07(01)] (14 November 2006)

Year 2005 - 2006

Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Monitoring the quality of seawater for keeping live seafood" [CB(2)3153/05-06(02)] (6 October 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Study on dietary exposure to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) of secondary school students"[CB(2)2663/05-06(02)](11 July 2006)
Powerpoint presentation materials provided by the Administration on "Study on dietary exposure to DDT of secondary school students" (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2735/05-06(02)] (11 July 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Ochratoxin A in food"[CB(2)1905/05-06(04)](9 May 2006)
Powerpoint presentation materials on "Ochratoxin A in food" provided by the Administration (Chinese version only)[CB(2)1982/05-06(01](9 May 2006)
Information paper provided by the Administration on food poisoning incidents in 2005 by types of cases and a comparison with those in 2004 [CB(2)1786/05-06(01)](9 May 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Pesticide residues in fresh vegetables"[CB(2)1789/05-06(02)](20 April 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Regulation of Aquatic Food Products"[CB(2)1789/05-06(01)](20 April 2006)
Government press release dated 18 April 2006 on "FEHD response on pesticide in vegetables survey"[CB(2)1774/05-06(02)](20 April 2006)
Government press release dated 16 April 2006 on "HWFB response on mainland freshwater fish supply"[CB(2)1774/05-06(01)](20 April 2006)
Letter dated 19 April 2006 from the Panel Chairman to the Permanent Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food[CB(2)1774/05-06(04)] (Chinese version only) (20 April 2006)
The Administration's responses raised at the Panel meeting on 8 November 2005 regarding the information on the types of fish supplied by the 26 registered fish farms; and raised at the Panel meeting on 20 April 2006 on the information on the number of samples of vegetables tested by Vegetable Marketing Organisation which were found to have pesticide residues exceeding permitted levels [CB(2)2809/06-07(01)] (20 April 2006 and 8 November 2005)
Written submission from Greenpeace[CB(2)1774/05-06(03)](20 April 2006)
Written submission from Hon Daniel LAM Wai-keung[CB(2)1774/05-06(05)] (Chinese version only) (20 April 2006)
Written submission from PARKnSHOP[CB(2)1789/05-06(03)](20 April 2006)
Written submission from the Wellcome Company Limited[CB(2)1789/05-06(04)](20 April 2006)
Background Brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat on "Quality of seawater for keeping seafood" [CB(2)625/05-06(06)](13 December 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Food poisoning incidents" [CB(2)1042/05-06(02)] (7 February 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "The Quality Seawater Assurance Scheme" [CB(2)625/05-06(05)](13 December 2006)
Background brief for the Subcommittee on Harmful Substances (Amendment) Regulation 2005 prepared by LegCo Secretariat [CB(2)129/05-06(02)] (8 November 2005)
Information note prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on Regulations for the Import of Live Fish for Human Consumption in Singapore [IN03/05-06] (8 November 2005)

Year 2004 - 2005

Administration's response to the list of concerns and suggestions raised at the special meetings on 26 and 30 August 2005 [CB(2)2523/04-05(01)] (2 September 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Regulation of aquatic food products" [CB(2)2523/04-05(02)] (2 September 2005)
Hon Tommy CHEUNG's letter dated 30 August 2005 to the Panel Chairman (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2513/04-05(02)] (2 September 2005)
List of concerns and suggestions raised at the special meetings on 26 and 30 August 2005 [CB(2)2513/04-05(01)] (2 September 2005)
Joint submission from港九鮮魚行總會and香港新界海外漁業批發商會 (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2501/04-05(01)] (30 August 2005)
LegCo Brief provided by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2005 [HWF(F) CR/2/3231/05] (30 August 2005)
Paper prepared by the Legal Service Division of LegCo on Harmful Substances in Food (Amendment) Regulation 2005 [LS 108/04-05] (30 August 2005)
Written submission from港九魚業職工會 (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2501/04-05(02)] (30 August 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Regulation of Freshwater Fish" [CB(2)2492/04-05(01)] (26 August 2005)
Government press release on "Consensus reached to enhance safety of Mainland food for supply to Hong Kong" dated 23 August 2005 [CB(2)2483/04-05(01)] (26 August 2005)
Government press release dated 22 August 2005 "Transcript of media session by SHWF on malachite green" [CB(2)2470/04-05(01)] (26 August 2005)
Letter dated 24 August 2005 from the Panel Chairman to the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Chinese Version Only) [CB(2)2485/04-05(01)] (26 August 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Food incidents relating to pork and eel" [CB(2)2464/04-05(01)] (19 August 2005)
Government press release dated 15 August 2005 "HKSARG suspended applications for frozen pork imports from Henan and Shenzhen" [CB(2)2455/04-05(01)] (19 August 2005)
Government press release dated 17 August 2005 "FEHD steps up surveillance on eel and eel products" [CB(2)2455/04-05(02)] (19 August 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Disease Situation in Certain Areas of Sichuan Province" [CB(2)2394/04-05(01)] (28 July 2005)
Government press release dated 25 July 2005 on "Deaths in Sichuan related to streptococcus suis infection" [CB(2)2385/04-05(02)] (28 July 2005)
Government press release dated 25 July 2005 on "Response to cases of deaths due to unknown causes in Sichuan" [CB(2)2385/04-05(01)] (28 July 2005)
Letter dated 27 July 2005 from the Panel Chairman to the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2394/04-05(02)] (28 July 2005)
Proposed motion to be moved by Hon Andrew CHENG Kar-foo (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2394/04-05(03)] (28 July 2005)
Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat on "Problem of Ciguatera Poisoning" [CB(2)2205/04-05(02)] (12 July 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Progress report on the implementation of the Code of Practice on the Import and Sale of Live Marine Fish for Human Consumption " [CB(2)2205/04-05(01)] (12 July 2005)
Information paper provided by the Administration on the findings of FEHD's investigation into the presence of Vibrio Cholerae in a fish stall inside a supermarket in Pok Fu Lam upon completion of the investigation [CB(2)1874/04-05(01)] (14 June 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Study of Dietary Exposure to Lead of Secondary School Students" [CB(2)1456/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Proposed Prohibition of Abstraction of Seawater from Specified Areas" [CB(2)1230/04-05(03)] (15 April 2005)
Letter dated 20 July 2005 from the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on "Prohibition of abstraction of seawater from specified areas" [CB(2)2357/04-05(01)] (15 April 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "A mandatory scheme to regulate coral reef fish"[CB(2)362/04-05(07)](14 December 2004)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Setting op a framework for mandatory food recall in Hong Kong"[CB(2)362/04-05(08)](14 December 2004)
Background Brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat on "Quality of seawater for keeping seafood and regulation of live fish wholesalers" [CB(2)149/04-05(04)] (9 November 2004)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Proposed accreditation scheme for seawater suppliers" [CB(2)149/04-05(03)] (9 November 2004)
Background Brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat on "Ciguatera poisoning incidents"[CB(2)75/04-05(07)](26 October 2004)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Recent ciguatera poisoning incidents"[CB(2)75/04-05(06)](26 October 2004)