Press Releases

SFH on mooncake

Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function today (September 11):

Reporter: There is quite a difference between our limit and that of Macau. Is the city's limit set too high?

Secretary for Food and Health: Yes, we are aware that for certain food categories, there is no international standard prescribed by the Codex, for example, the current case involving mooncake. According to the eating habits of its citizens, each and every place will conduct its own risk assessment and come up with an appropriate level of control. In Hong Kong, apart from strengthening surveillance and testing samples of food which are on sale in the market, we also periodically review our food safety standard.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)

Ends/Sunday, September 11, 2016
Issued at HKT 10:43
NNNN