The Centre for Food Safety has been maintaining close contact with Mainland authorities and following up on the safety of food supplied to Hong Kong.
In response to the public concern over the safety of food from Tianjin following an explosion in the port city last week, the centre noted there are seven registered vegetable farms, one registered edible aquatic animal farm and one registered live cattle farm in Tianjin which are eligible to supply food products to Hong Kong.
Tianjin does not supply pears or any other fruit to Hong Kong, while only Chinese white cabbage and radish are supplied to Hong Kong in winter and the last supply of vegetables sent to Hong Kong from Tianjin was in January this year.
No live edible aquatic animal from the Tianjin farm has been exported to Hong Kong since early this year.
To allay public concerns, the centre will take samples of food products from areas around Tianjin, as well as the same kind of food products which had been supplied to Hong Kong from that city before for tests.
The centre said it maintains close working relationships with relevant Mainland authorities. In the event of any incident that may pose a potential risk, the authorities will immediately notify the centre and stop the export of food products from affected farms or plants to Hong Kong.
