Food Safety

  2011 2012 2013 2014
No. of vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office 28 836 28 890 32 721 34 736
No. of food samples taken for testing (*including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) 126 549* 115 337* 120 769* 125 678*
No. of labels checked 55 180 55 200 55 150 55 160

Live Food Animals Inspection and Testing

  2011 2012 2013 2014
No. of inspection of imported poultry 2 131 2 191 2 324 845
No. of samples taken from imported poultry for testing of avian influenza H5 and H7 55 516 57 331 65 379 21 321
No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists 48 617 52 166 51 315 49 353
Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues 52 595 56 084 55 152 52 958

Pest Control

  2011 2012 2013 2014
No. of vector-borne disease related investigation 162 174 236 234
No. of pest problem consultation requested by
- Government department 458 449 448 275
- General public 721 963 820 468
No. of pest specimen identification 19 093 5 566 6 006 6 962
No. of pesticide efficacy test 19 47 26 41
No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public 159 178 177 240
No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk 7 691 12 094 12 286 9 732


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