Food Safety Ordinance (CAP 612). Pays/Territoire Chine - RAS de Hong-Kong Type du document Législation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Ordinance to establish a registration scheme for food importers and food distributors; to require the keeping of records by persons who acquire, capture, import or supply food; to enable food import controls to be imposed; to re-enact Part VA of the Public Health and Municipal services Ordinance; to make consequential and related amendments to that Ordinance and other Ordinances and to provide for incidental and connected matters. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Législation de base Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Enregistrement Collecte de données/déclarations Traçabilité/traçage du produit Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 1 August 2011 except for Part 3 and Division 1 of Part 2 which enter into force on 1 February 2012. Résumé The Ordinance provides for new food safety control measures, including a registration scheme for food importers and food distributors, and for record-keeping requirements for food traders to enhance food traceability and to take prompt actions when dealing with food incidents. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.hklii.org