| Date |
Event |
| 2 May |
The Centre for Food Safety is established. |
| 9 May |
The "Study of Ochratoxin A in Food" is presented to the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene. |
| 12 May |
The Public Health and Municipal Services (Amendment) Ordinance 2006 comes into effect. It empowers the government without notice to take action for preventing the breeding of mosquitoes where there is a mosquito-related health hazard. |
| 28 May |
The Food Research Laboratory represents FEHD in the "A New Scientific Hong Kong" radio programme broadcast at RTHK Radio 1 under the "Science in the Public Service" campaign. |