Supporting Documents Required for Subscription
No supporting document is required, provided that applicant has been authorized to link up between his/her TSW Registered Account and his/her User Account in Food Trader Portal (FTP).
Supporting Documents Required for Application
- Copy of valid registration certificate of the product’s manufacturing plant issued by a competent authority of the place of food origin;
- Supply certificate issued by the manufacturer certifying that it is the direct supplier of the product, together with the manufacturing flowchart showing details of the production facilities, heat-treatment method, etc.;
- Test report (testing date within the past year) on the quality of water used in the manufacturing plant for food production, including results of coliform bacteria and free residual chlorine levels;
- Test report (testing date within the past year) showing the chemical composition of the product [for milk, percentages of milk fat and milk solids other than milk fat; for milk beverages and cream, percentage of milk fat; for frozen confections (ice cream), percentages of fat, milk solids other than fat, sugar and sucrose];
- Test report (testing date within the past year) showing the microbiological quality of the product [for pasteurized milk, milk beverages and cream, total bacteria count per millilitre and any coliform bacteria in 0.1 of a millilitre; for UHT sterilized milk, milk beverages and cream, colony count; for frozen confections, total bacteria count per gram and coliform bacteria per gram];
- Sample of empty container of the product;
- Full clear pictures of the product package (showing clearly the brand name, product name, ingredients, heat-treatment method, name and address of the manufacturer, name and address of the importer);
- Specimen of certificate issued by a competent authority of the place of food origin certifying the product has been subject to appropriate heat-treatment, has been handled, processed and packed under satisfactory hygienic conditions, meets specific quality standards and is fit for human consumption; in case legal reference is quoted in the certificate, a copy of the original text of the relevant legislation shall be attached;
- For application for import permission for milk, milk beverages and cream, a declaration by the manufacturer on the shelf-life of the product should be provided;
- For application for import permission for frozen confections, a list of ingredients confirmed by the manufacturer should be provided. The ingredients should be listed in descending order of their amounts in the food, and food additives (including colouring matters, stabilizers and sweetening agents, etc.) should be listed by their specific names or their identification numbers under the International Numbering System for Food Additives. The list of ingredients should state the brand name, product name and container size of the product and should be properly endorsed by the manufacturer.
Fees to the Government
Not applicable
Contact Information
The Centre for Food Safety,
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Tel: 2708 3031
Email: fsc@fehd.gov.hk