Amendments to Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations

Hong Kong, China notified in G/SPS/N/HKG/42 dated 8 June 2017 a consultation document on Proposed Amendments to the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations (Cap. 132V, Laws of Hong Kong), setting out updated standards for metallic contamination in food. The proposed amendments were incorporated in the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) (Amendment) Regulation 2018 ("the Amendment Regulation") which was gazetted on 8 June 2018 and approved by the Legislative Council on 10 October 2018. This addendum notifies that, following a one-year grace period, the Amendment Regulation will enter into force on 1 November 2019 for certain types of fresh food, given the shorter durability and shelf life of those types of food, and on 1 November 2020 for other food types.