Food Safety
| |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| No. of vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office* |
24 415 |
11 839 |
-- |
-- |
| No. of targeted inspections of food trucks at food control points* |
-- |
-- |
12 000 |
12 304 |
| No. of food samples taken for testing (including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) |
159 453 |
162 650 |
167 328 |
74 991 |
| No. of labels checked |
55 082 |
55 104 |
55 398 |
55 196 |
* 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
| |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| No. of inspection of imported poultry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists |
44 303# |
30 017 |
28 740 |
28 027 |
| Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues |
47 687 |
33 467 |
32 208 |
30 131 |
# The figures were revised in April 2020.
Pest Control
| |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| No. of vector-borne disease related investigation |
280 |
292 |
107 |
84 |
| No. of pest problem consultation requested by |
| Government department |
512 |
409 |
380 |
354 |
| General public |
659 |
771 |
332 |
372 |
| No. of pest specimen identification |
6 805 |
3 864 |
4 124 |
7 171 |
| No. of pesticide efficacy test |
30 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
| No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public |
205 |
179 |
33 |
76 |
| No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk |
8 383 |
6 533 |
1 224 |
2 206 |
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