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Background Background Rising living standard Rising living standard Food Safety in the New Era Food Safety in the New Era Globalization of food trade Globalization of food trade Advancement in food technology

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Food Safety in the New Era Food Safety in the New Era

  • Dr. S P MAK
  • Dr. S P MAK

Controller, Centre for Food Safety Controller, Centre for Food Safety The Government of the Hong Kong Special The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Administrative Region

Background Background

  • Rising living standard

Rising living standard

  • Globalization of food trade

Globalization of food trade

  • Advancement in food technology

Advancement in food technology

  • Rapid information flow

Rapid information flow – – food incidents, food incidents, new/re new/re-

  • emerging hazards

emerging hazards

  • Increasing public expectation on safety of

Increasing public expectation on safety of food food

  • Restructuring of food control framework

Restructuring of food control framework

Situation in Hong Kong Situation in Hong Kong

  • Free port

Free port

  • Densely populated international city of 6.9

Densely populated international city of 6.9 million people million people

  • Little local food production

Little local food production

  • Over 95% of food consumed is imported

Over 95% of food consumed is imported

  • Large volume and variety of food

Large volume and variety of food

Some Import Statistics Some Import Statistics

In 2005, In 2005,

  • Over 300 million kilogram of rice

Over 300 million kilogram of rice

  • 169 million kilogram of pork

169 million kilogram of pork

  • More than 17 million heads of live poultry

More than 17 million heads of live poultry

  • Some 1,700 million poultry eggs

Some 1,700 million poultry eggs

  • Other imported food

Other imported food -

  • fish, vegetables and fruits,

fish, vegetables and fruits, dairy products, prepackaged food, etc. dairy products, prepackaged food, etc.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)

  • Established on 2 May 2006

Established on 2 May 2006

About 430 staff Multi-disciplinary team of professionals -

public health physicians and nurses, veterinarians, health inspectors, food chemists, nutritionists, food toxicologists, food biotechnologists, food scientists, administrative officers and others.

Vision and Mission Vision and Mission

  • To protect the health of people in Hong Kong

To protect the health of people in Hong Kong through the development and implementation through the development and implementation

  • f effective food safety control measures
  • f effective food safety control measures
  • To enhance food safety through proactive

To enhance food safety through proactive tripartite collaboration among the tripartite collaboration among the Government, food trade and consumers to Government, food trade and consumers to ensure that food available for sale in Hong ensure that food available for sale in Hong Kong is safe, wholesome and fit for human Kong is safe, wholesome and fit for human consumption consumption

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Values Values

  • Integrity

Integrity

  • Fairness

Fairness

  • Effectiveness

Effectiveness

  • Professionalism

Professionalism

  • Responsiveness

Responsiveness

  • Transparency

Transparency

Approach Approach

  • Adopts risk analysis framework

Adopts risk analysis framework

  • Maintains inter

Maintains inter-

  • departmental cooperation

departmental cooperation

  • Emphasizes tripartite collaboration with

Emphasizes tripartite collaboration with the trade and consumers the trade and consumers

  • Enhances networking

Enhances networking

– – Global players in food safety Global players in food safety – – Overseas food regulators Overseas food regulators – – Experts Experts

Risk Analysis Framework Risk Analysis Framework

Risk Communication

* Interactive exchange

  • f information and opinions

concerning risks

Risk Assessment

* Science based

Risk Management

* Policy based

Organization of CFS Organization of CFS

Environmental Hygiene Branch Administration and Development Branch

Centre for Food Safety

Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Controller, Centre for Food Safety

Risk Assessment and Communication Division Food Surveillance and Control Division (Risk Management) Centre Administration Division

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Internal Players Internal Players

Health, Welfare and Food Bureau Health, Welfare and Food Bureau

Department

  • f Health

Customs and Excise Department Hong Kong Police Force Government Laboratory

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Centre for Food Safety

Partnership in Food Safety Partnership in Food Safety

Trade Government Consumers

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Global Players in Food Safety Global Players in Food Safety

World Health Organization World Health Organization Codex Codex Alimentarius Alimentarius Commission Commission Food and Agriculture Organization Food and Agriculture Organization World Trade Organization World Trade Organization World Organization for Animal Health World Organization for Animal Health

Local and Overseas Expertise Local and Overseas Expertise

Expert Committee on Food Safety Advisory Committees and Panels

Work of CFS (I) Work of CFS (I)

Risk Assessment

Conducts studies of food related hazards

and assesses risks

Reviews and advises on food standards Conducts population-based food

consumption survey

Work of CFS (II) Work of CFS (II)

Risk Management (I) Risk Management (I)

  • Enforces food legislations

Enforces food legislations

  • Exercises import control of live food

Exercises import control of live food animals and poultry, and other food animals and poultry, and other food products products

  • Manages a food surveillance

Manages a food surveillance programme programme at import, wholesale and at import, wholesale and retail levels retail levels

Work of CFS (III) Work of CFS (III)

Risk Management (II) Risk Management (II)

  • Conducts audit inspections of overseas

Conducts audit inspections of overseas farms and food processing plants farms and food processing plants

  • Manages food incidents including food

Manages food incidents including food poisoning outbreaks in food premises poisoning outbreaks in food premises

  • Operates disease surveillance

Operates disease surveillance programme programme for food animals in local for food animals in local slaughterhouses slaughterhouses

Work of CFS Work of CFS (IV) (IV)

Risk Communication Risk Communication

  • Organizes promotional and educational

Organizes promotional and educational activities on food safety activities on food safety

  • Disseminates timely food safety information

Disseminates timely food safety information through various channels through various channels

  • Communicates effectively with stakeholders

Communicates effectively with stakeholders

– – Trade Consultation Forum Trade Consultation Forum – – Consumer Liaison Group Consumer Liaison Group

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Challenges Challenges

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“Control at source Control at source” ”

  • “

“Regulation Regulation” ” versus versus “ “Free Port Free Port” ”

  • Risk communication to stakeholders

Risk communication to stakeholders

  • Maintain

Maintain “ “Gourmet Gourmet’ ’s Paradise s Paradise” ”

– – Quality, Variety and Safety Quality, Variety and Safety

Looking Ahead Looking Ahead

  • CFS

CFS – – at its infancy at its infancy

  • Grow from strength to strength

Grow from strength to strength

  • Enhance and maintain public confidence

Enhance and maintain public confidence in food safety in Hong Kong in food safety in Hong Kong

Thank You Thank You