Food Safety

  2017 2018 2019 2020
No. of vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office 28 004 24 415 11 839 --
No. of food samples taken for testing (including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) 151 069 159 453 162 650 167 328
No. of labels checked 55 108 55 082 55 104 55 398

Live Food Animals Inspection and Testing

  2017 2018 2019 2020
No. of inspection of imported poultry 55 0 0 0
No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists 44 869# 44 303# 30 017 28 740
Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues 48 319 47 687 33 467 32 208

# The figures were revised in April 2020.

Pest Control

  2017 2018 2019 2020
No. of vector-borne disease related investigation 211 280 292 107
No. of pest problem consultation requested by
  Government department 384 512 409 380
  General public 604 659 771 332
No. of pest specimen identification 10 122 6 805 3 864 4 124
No. of pesticide efficacy test 26 30 30 30
No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public 201 205 179 33
No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk 8 333 8 383 6 533 1 224


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