To facilitate the trade to better understand and comply with the Nutrition Labelling Scheme, the Centre for Food Safety has conducted several Workshops (Basic or Advanced) on Nutrition Labelling Scheme between July 2008 and January 2011. The centre is going to launch another basic workshop on 27 June 2011 in order to allow the traders to have an in-depth discussion on how to formulate the nutrition labels.

The workshop will last for about 3 hours. Traders are cordially invited to nominate representatives to attend the workshop. Please complete the enrolment form (Basic) and return it to us by facsimile (fax No. 2893 3547) or by post to Risk Communication Section, 43/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. This workshop will be conducted in Chinese. Seats would be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. Those applicants who are not successful will receive notification from us.

1. Workshops on Nutrition Labelling Scheme (Basic)

* Simultaneous interpretation in English is provided.
# Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and Chinese is provided.

2. Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Scheme (Advanced)

* Simultaneous interpretation in English provided
# Simultaneous Interpretation in Japanese and English is provided

Workshop Materials (Advanced)

3. Workshops on Nutrition Labelling Scheme : Centre for Food Safety co-organize with Japan External Trade Organization Hong Kong

The centre co-organized the Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Scheme (Basic) on 5 August 2009 and the Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Scheme (Advanced) on 8 October 2009 with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Hong Kong to introduce an overview of the new Scheme.

• Workshop Materials (Basic)
• Workshop Materials (Japanese) (Basic)
• Workshop Materials (Advanced)
• Workshop Materials (Japanese)(Advanced)

A seminar on nutrition labelling and claims in Hong Kong has been co-organised with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO Hong Kong) for interested traders. The details of the seminar are as follows:

Programme

Seats would be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.

Seminar- Enrolment Form (PDF)

4. Seminar on Nutrition Labelling Test Methods

To facilitate the laboratory service providers in Hong Kong better understand the Scheme and the test methods, the Centre for Food Safety and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service have jointly organised a seminar in Lecture Theatre, Public Health Laboratory Centre on 28 April 2009.

• Presentation Materials (English Version Only)

5. Introduction on the use of the Nutrition Label Calculator – Experience Sharing Session

With effect from 1 July 2010, all prepackaged foods are mandated to carry a nutrition label composing of "1+7" nutrition information according to the Nutrition Labelling (NL) Scheme. The nutrition information of foods can be obtained by either direct chemical analysis of food samples or indirect nutrient analysis (INA) based on calculation. The INA method is suitable for food products that have simple food processes (e.g. boiling, steaming, mixing, and roasting). It is less suitable for food products undergone complicated procedures (e.g. a combination of the processing procedures listed above, baking, and fermenting) that may change the nutrient profiles of the food.

In order to facilitate food manufacturers and traders to prepare nutrition labels for prepackaged food products including using INA method, the Centre for Food Safety has developed a nutrition label calculator (NLC). The Centre has conducted an experience sharing session on 12.6.2009 at 9:30 a.m. at Lecture Theatre (Part 1) and Activity Room (Part 2) of the Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.to introduce its use and help the trade, especially small-medium entrepreneurs (SME), to make nutrition labels.

The first part of the session focuses on introducing how to use the NLC and the second part provides hands-on experience for participants to use NLC.

• Presentation Materials

6. Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Total fat and Sugars

To facilitate the laboratory service providers in Hong Kong better understand the test methods, the Centre for Food Safety and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service have jointly organised workshops in Conference Room, Public Health Laboratory Centre on 29 July 2009.

• Presentation Materials (English Version only)

7. Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Sample preparation, protein and fatty acids

To facilitate the laboratory service providers in Hong Kong better understand the test methods, the Centre for Food Safety and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service have jointly organised workshops in the Exhibition Hall, Public Health Laboratory Centre on 25 August 2009.

• Presentation Materials (English Version only)

8. Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Method validation, total dietary fibre and organic acids

To facilitate the laboratory service providers in Hong Kong better understand the test methods, the Centre for Food Safety and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service have jointly organised workshops in the Conference Room, Public Health Laboratory Centre on 8 September 2009.

• Presentation Materials (English Version only)

9. Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Method validation, sugars and organic acids

To facilitate the laboratory service providers in Hong Kong better understand the test methods, the Centre for Food Safety and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service have jointly organised workshops in the Conference Room, Public Health Laboratory Centre on 20 November 2009.

• Presentation Materials (English Version only)

10. Workshop on Nutrition Labelling Test Methods: Sample preparation, fatty acids and total dietary fibre

To facilitate the laboratory service providers in Hong Kong better understand the test methods, the Centre for Food Safety and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service have jointly organised workshops in the Conference Room, Public Health Laboratory Centre on 30 November 2009.

• Presentation Materials (English Version only)

11. Nutrition Labelling Workshop for Traders Selling Festive Foods - 2019

To ensure that those food being sold in Hong Kong could meet the legal  requirements of relevant food legislation and are safe for human consumption, the Centre for Food Safety will take samples of prepackaged food for analysis every year.  Occasionally, it is noted that some prepackaged festive food do not bear any proper food label nor nutritional label according to the legal requirements.  In this regards, the Centre for Food Safety will organise a Nutrition Labelling Workshop for Traders Selling Festive Foods-2019 on 9 September 2019, so as to remind traders selling festive foods to comply with the relevant legislation.  Workshop will be presented in Cantonese and free of charges.  Interested party please click the link below for details.

• Invitation letter and enrolment form (FULL)

Workshop Materials (Chinese Version only)

• Presentation (Part 1)
• Presentation (Part 2)

12. Nutrition Labelling Workshop for Traders Selling Festive Foods - 2020

To ensure that those food being sold in Hong Kong could meet the legal  requirements of relevant food legislation and are safe for human consumption, the Centre for Food Safety will take samples of prepackaged food for analysis every year.  Occasionally, it is noted that some prepackaged festive food do not bear any proper food label nor nutritional label according to the legal requirements.  In this regards, the Centre for Food Safety will organise a Nutrition Labelling Workshop for Traders Selling Festive Foods-2020 on 13 January 2020, so as to remind traders selling festive foods to comply with the relevant legislation.  Workshop will be presented in Cantonese and free of charges.  Interested party please click the link below for details.

• Invitation letter and enrolment form

Workshop Materials (Chinese Version only)

• Presentation (Part 1)
• Presentation (Part 2)