Food Safety

  2020 2021 2022 2023
No. of targeted inspections of food trucks at food control points* 12 000 12 304 12 057 12 678
No. of food samples taken for testing (including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) 167 328 74 991 72 694 106 424
No. of labels checked 55 398 55 196 55 192 55 208

* The indicator "vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office" was replaced by a new indicator "targeted inspections of food trucks at food control points" as from 2020.

Live Food Animals Inspection and Testing

  2020 2021 2022 2023
No. of inspection of imported poultry 0 0 0 0
No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists 28 740 28 027 29 050 28 638
Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues 32 208 30 131 29 996 29 613

Pest Control

  2020 2021 2022 2023
No. of vector-borne disease related investigation 107 84 300 160
No. of pest problem consultation requested by
  Government department 380 354 262# 250
  General public 332 372 423# 440
No. of pest specimen identification 4 124 7 171 6 504 2 564
No. of pesticide efficacy test 30 31 31 31
No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public 33 76 72 95
No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk 1 224 2 206 2 735 2 289
# The figures were revised in February 2024


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