Hong Kong health authorities clamp down on five unlicensed online mooncake sellers

The city’s health authorities have prosecuted five food factories for selling mooncakes online without licences.

The Centre for Food Safety said the five venues were located in Sai Kung, Sheung Shui, Kwai Chung and Tai Po, with four of them operated as family-run workshops.

Under the Food Business Regulation, any person who conducts any food business which involves the preparation of food for sale for human consumption off premises must obtain a food factory licence.

For online sale of restricted food listed in the Regulation, such as sushi and sashimi, relevant licences or written permission should be obtained from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department under a licensing scheme which came into effect in February.