Food Safety and Public Health Statistics 2016-2019
Food Safety
| |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| No. of vehicles carrying vegetables inspected at Man Kam To Food Control Office |
33 643 |
28 004 |
24 415 |
11 839 |
| No. of food samples taken for testing (including samples tested for radiation levels for food imported from Japan) |
139 113 |
151 069 |
159 453 |
162 650 |
| No. of labels checked |
55 078 |
55 108 |
55 082 |
55 104 |
Live Food Animals Inspection and Testing
| |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| No. of inspection of imported poultry |
448 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
| No. of pig urine samples taken for testing of beta-agonists |
44 897# |
44 869# |
44 303# |
30 017 |
| Total no. of urine, tissue and serum samples from food animal for testing of veterinary drug residues |
48 351 |
48 319 |
47 687 |
33 467 |
# The figures were revised in April 2020.
Pest Control
| |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| No. of vector-borne disease related investigation |
253 |
211 |
280 |
292 |
| No. of pest problem consultation requested by |
| Government department |
416 |
384 |
512 |
409 |
| General public |
530 |
604 |
659 |
771 |
| No. of pest specimen identification |
5 434 |
10 122 |
6 805 |
3 864 |
| No. of pesticide efficacy test |
25 |
26 |
30 |
30 |
| No. of seminar/lecture/talk for general public |
208 |
201 |
205 |
179 |
| No. of persons attending the seminar/lecture/talk |
8 320 |
8 333 |
8 383 |
6 533 |
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