Food Safety

  2022 2023 2024 2025
No. of targeted inspections of food trucks at food control points* 12 057 12 678 13 212 14 102
No. of food samples taken for testing (including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) 72 694 106 424 152 184 154 118
No. of labels checked 55 192 55 208 55 365 55 359

* 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

  2022 2023 2024 2025
No. of inspection of imported poultry 0 0 0 0
No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists 29 050 28 638 28 118 27 989
Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues 29 996 29 613 29 068 28 932

Pest Control

  2022 2023 2024 2025
No. of vector-borne disease related investigation 300 160 278 251
No. of pest problem consultation requested by
  Government department 262# 250 257 234
  General public 423# 440 272 247
No. of pest specimen identification 6 504 2 564 3 063 1 936
No. of pesticide efficacy test 31 31 28 28
No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public 72 95 120 109
No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk 2 735 2 289 5 062 5 317
# The figures were revised in February 2024.


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