‘The more stringent the law, the more safe the food’: the struggle for Hong Kong food safety standards
In the wake of pork contamination scare, industry and government representatives say more can be done, including using digital tracking system
Supply chain and industry experts have called on the government to beef up and modernise Hong Kong’s food import standards to ensure that what ends up on our plates is safe.
Lin said it was important for the city to improve the traceability of products to limit food poisoning outbreaks when they do occur.
She said despite GS1 making recommendations to the government two years ago on the issue, bar-code registration was yet to be made compulsory, unlike on the mainland.
“The challenge is that in Hong Kong, most of the produce is imported,” she said.
We need to know what it is made of and what it claims to be. This end-to-end visibility is getting increasingly important. I certainly think it could be improved
“Where a lot of people talk about food safety and testing, for our part, food traceability is a crucial component. Because we find food is made up of many different ingredients from all over the world.