Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene (Papers)

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

Papers

Food labelling

Year 2007 - 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)
Adminis1tration's paper on evaluation on the effectiveness of the Guidelines on Voluntary Labelling of Genetically Modified Food (Powerpoint presentation materials) (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2579/07-08(01)] (8 July 2008)
Administration's paper on evaluation on the effectiveness of the Guidelines on Voluntary Labelling of Genetically Modified Food [CB(2)2503/07-08(01)] (8 July 2008)
Administration's response on labeling of genetically modified food (Follow-up paper) [CB(2)740/11-12(01)] (8 July 2008)
Paper on genetically modified food labelling in the European Union and selected places prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (research report) [RP02/07-08] (8 July 2008)
Paper on regulation and labelling of genetically modified food prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) [CB(2)2503/07-08(02)] (8 July 2008)
Letter dated 28 March 2008 from Mr YU Pang-chun, Convenor of the Retail Task Force of the Business Facilitation Advisory Committee to the Panel Chairman on the proposed nutrition labelling scheme (English version only) [CB(2)1474/07-08(01)] (8 April 2008)
Letter dated 17 March 2008 from the Hong Kong Retail Management Association and the Hong Kong Suppliers Association to Members of the Executive Council on the proposed nutrition labelling scheme (English version only) [CB(2)1418/07-08(01)] (8 April 2008)
Administration's paper on proposed nutrition labelling scheme for prepackaged food [CB(2)516/07-08(03)] (11 December 2007)
E-mail from the Hong Kong Dietitians Association (HKDA) enclosing its press release on a survey conducted by HKDA and Hong Kong Nutrition Association on the proposed food labelling scheme (Chinese version only) [CB(2)484/07-08(01)] (11 December 2007)
Paper on labelling scheme on nutrition information prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief) [CB(2)516/07-08(04)] (11 December 2007)
Submission on labelling scheme on nutrition information from the Consumer Council (press release) [CB(2)601/07-08(01)] (11 December 2007)
Submission on labelling scheme on nutrition information from the Hong Kong Medical Association (press release) [CB(2)601/07-08(02)] (11 December 2007)
Proposed research outline on food safety mechanism and food labelling requirements in the European Union, the United Kingdom and France [CB(2)289/07-08(07)] (13 November 2007)

Year 2006 - 2007

Year 2005 - 2006

A set of Guidelines on Voluntary Labelling of Genetically Modified Food provided by the Administration [CB(2)2850/05-06(01)]
Proposed Research Outline prepared by Research and Library Services Division on "Genetically Modified Food Labelling in Selected European Countries" [CB(2)2663/05-06(05)] (11 July 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Proposed guidelines on voluntary labelling of genetically modified food" [CB(2)2305/05-06(05)] (13 June 2006)
Powerpoint presentation materials on "Guidelines for voluntary labelling of genetically modified food" provided by the Administration (Chinese version only) [CB(2)2402/05-06(01)] (13 June 2006)
Written submission from Hong Kong Retail Management Association (English version only) [CB(2)2369/05-06(02)] (13 June 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Genetically modified food" [CB(2)1905/05-06(05)] (9 May 2006)
Letter dated 4 May 2006 from Greenpeace to the Panel Chairman (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1982/05-06(02)] (9 May 2006)
Letter dated 3 May 2006 from Greenpeace to the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1919/05-06(01)] (9 May 2006)
Letter dated 27 April 2006 from Greenpeace to Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1905/05-06(08)] (9 May 2006)
Letter dated 27 April 2006 from Greenpeace to the Panel Chairman (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1905/05-06(07)] (9 May 2006)
Letter dated 19 April 2006 from Greenpeace (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1804/05-06(01)] (9 May 2006)
Paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Regulation and labelling of genetically modified food" [CB(2)1905/05-06(06)] (9 May 2006)
Supplementary information provided by the Administration on the breakdown of work relating to regulation of animal/bird exhibition licences by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department; and labelling systems of genetically modified food in other countries [CB(2)2008/05-06(01)] (9 May 2006)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Food labeling on indication of durability" [CB(2)1042/05-06(03)] (7 February 2006)

Year 2004 - 2005

Background brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat on "Nutrition labelling" [CB(2)1860/04-05(07)] (14 June 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Response to views expressed on the proposed labelling scheme on nutrition information" [CB(2)1860/04-05(06)] (14 June 2005)
Summary of views and suggestions expressed/made by deputations on the proposed labelling scheme on food nutrition at the meeting on 10 May 2005 [CB(2)1794/04-05(01)] (14 June 2005)
Further submission the A.S. Watson & Co. Ltd. on the proposed nutrition labelling requirements for prepackaged food (English version only)[CB(2)2484/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Mainland's consultation document on food nutrition labelling requirements (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1449/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1456/04-05(04)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Care For Your Heart (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1456/04-05(05)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Consumer Council (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1507/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Federation of Hong Kong Industries (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1507/04-05(02)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (English version only) [CB(2)1456/04-05(06)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity (English version only) [CB(2)1465/04-05(05)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong College of Community Medicine (English version only) [CB(2)1507/04-05(05)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong Doctors Union (English version only) [CB(2)1456/04-05(03)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1456/04-05(02)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong Retail Management Association [CB(2)1513/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Hong Kong Suppliers Association Limited (English version only) [CB(2)1465/04-05(04)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by the Confectioners and Bakers Association of Hong Kong and Kowloon (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1456/04-05(07)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by the Hong Kong Dietitians Association Limited (English version only) [CB(2)1517/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by the Hong Kong Food Council Limited (Chinese version only) [CB(2)1507/04-05(03)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by the Hong Kong Nutrition Association Limited (English version only) [CB(2)1507/04-05(04)] (10 May 2005)
Written submission by Vitasoy International Holdings Limited [CB(2)1492/04-05(01)] (10 May 2005)
Background Brief prepared by Legislative Council Secretariat on "Nutrition labelling" [CB(2)1263/04-05(01)] (15 April 2005)
Discussion paper provided by the Administration on "Way forward for the labeling scheme on nutrition information" [CB(2)1230/04-05(05)] (15 April 2005)