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Food Safety and Public Health Statistics

Food Safety
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
No. of vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office	79 304	75 353	67 075	48 394	41 658	27 939
No. of food samples taken for testing	59 991	57 906	55 515	54 451	61 181	62 419
No. of labels checked	55 297	58 230	56 493	55 866	55 202	48 019

Live Food Animals Inspection and Testing
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
No. of inspection of imported poultry	20 610	16 206	15 633	13 170	5 255	6 079
No. of blood samples taken from poultry for testing of avian influenza H5	288 540	235 528	269 790	235 620	98 091	113 413
No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of betagonists	60 861	85 318	71 689	64 512	65 893	66 645
Total No. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues	60 861	85 318	73 637	68 142	69 802	71 021

Pest Control
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
No. of vector-borne disease related investigation	62	87	125	141	141	146
No. of pest problem consultation requested by
- Government department	432	321	264	293	634	598
- General public	472	407	784	912	762	766
No. of pest specimen identification	874	3 565	3 914	12 623	20 320	13 638
No. of pesticide efficacy test	6	11	38	54	14	11
No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public	4	8	200	292	171	410
No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk	655	584	21 299	28 339	28 488	45 567

Last revision date: 04-05-2006