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Food Safety Regulatory System in Hong Kong and Its Implication

LUO Jie, JIANG Haiwen, ZHAO Jing, QU Chuanyong, CAI Yi, CHEN Xuanguang, WANG Shengyu, MA Cheng   

  1. China Food and Drug Administration, Beijing 100053, China
  • Online:2016-08-15 Published:2016-08-30

Abstract:

The organizational system and legal and standard system as well as risk management and communication of food
safety regulation in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) are elucidated in this article, and a comparison of
food safety regulatory system is made between HKSAR and mainland China. The shortcomings of institutional mechanism
of the food safety regulation system in mainland China are discussed as well as the merits of HKSAR’s food safety
regulation. Some suggestions on improving the food safety regulatory system of mainland China are proposed.

Key words: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), food safety, regulatory system

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