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Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) (Amendment) Regulation 2025
Local Title:
《2025食物攙雜(金屬雜質含量)(修訂)規例》
Country/Region:
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Competent Authority:
Food and Health Bureau
Type:
Regulation
Status:
In force
Release Date:
2025-07-30
Implementation Date:
2025-09-05
Applicable Scope:
Aquatic & aquatic products; Alcoholic products; Bakery food; Beverage; Candy products; Condiment; Egg & egg products; Food additive; Food for special dietary uses; Frozen drinks; Fruits & vegetables; Grain & grain products; Health food; Infant formula food; Meat & meat products; Milk & milk products; Oil & oil products; Others
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Official 《2025食物攙雜(金屬雜質含量)(修訂)規例》
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Official Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) (Amendment) Regulation 2025
Summary

Cap. 132V Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations is applicable to metallic contamination of food. It includes citation, interpretation, prohibition of sale, etc. of food containing metals except where naturally present up to certain limits, application to air transit or air transhipment cargo, amendment of schedules, offences and penalities, name in which proceedings may be brought, and schedules of maximum level of metallic contaminatioon.

History
2025-09-05
In force
Release Date: 2025-09-05
Implementation Date : 2025-09-05
2025-07-30
Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) (Amendment) Regulation 2025
In force
Release Date: 2025-07-30
Implementation Date : 2025-09-05
2019-11-01
Invalid
Release Date: 2019-11-01
Implementation Date : 2019-11-01
2000-05-26
Invalid
Release Date: 2000-05-26
Implementation Date : 2000-05-26
1997-07-01
Invalid
Release Date: 1997-07-01
Implementation Date : 1997-07-01
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