Food Safety Ordinance (Cap. 612)
The Food Safety Ordinance (Chapter 612) has taken effect on 1 August 2011. Any person who carries on a food business (including farmers, fishermen, hawkers and market stall lessees selling food) should note the relevant measures.
This new ordinance introduces a food tracing mechanism to help the Government trace the source of the food more effectively and take prompt action when dealing with food incidents. The food tracing mechanism includes a registration scheme for food importers and food distributors and a record-keeping requirement relating to movement of food. There is a six-month grace period for the two requirements, which will end on 31 January 2012.
The Ordinance also provides power for the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene to make food safety orders to prohibit the import and supply of problem food and order the recall of such food.
Quoted from: Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong Government