Food Safety

  2014 2015 2016 2017
No. of vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office 34 736 33 898 33 643 28 004
No. of food samples taken for testing (*including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) 125 678* 136 981* 139 113*  151 069*
No. of labels checked 55 160 55 075 55 078 55 108

Live Food Animals Inspection and Testing

  2014 2015 2016 2017
No. of inspection of imported poultry 845 406 448 55
No. of samples taken from imported poultry for testing of avian influenza H5 and H7 21 321 10 213 11 179 1 369
No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists 49 353 49 020 44 897# 44 869#
Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues 52 958 50 968 48 351 48 319

# The figures were revised in April 2020.

Pest Control

  2014 2015 2016 2017
No. of vector-borne disease related investigation 234 218 253  211
No. of pest problem consultation requested by
- Government department 275 266 416  384
- General public 468 559 530  604
No. of pest specimen identification 6 962 6 809 5 434  10 122
No. of pesticide efficacy test 41 20 25 26
No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public 240 202 208  201
No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk 9 732 8 829 8 320  8 333


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