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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene continued its duty visit in San Francisco, the United States (US) yesterday (March 10).
The delegation started the day by visiting food trucks including "Hongry Kong" during which the delegation members had exchanges with the operators to learn more about their day-to-day operations. The delegation members also tasted traditional Hong Kong foods of "Hongry Kong".
In the afternoon, delegation members received briefings on the work and measures of food safety surveillance respectively by Ms Cynthia Ford of the US Food and Drug Administration and Ms Melinda Meador of the US Department of Agriculture. Delegation members were also briefed by Mr Dickins Chun of the US Customs and Border Protection on surveillance of imported food at ports of entry.
The delegation will conclude its visit in San Francisco today (March 11) after its meeting with representatives of the Infant Nutrition Council of America and visits to the SoMa StrEat Food Park and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco.
Ends/Friday, March 11, 2016
Issued at HKT 20:52
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