Recent tests have found infant milk powder sold in Hong Kong is safe, Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow says, adding inspection of fresh milk produced on the Mainland will be enhanced.

Speaking to reporters this morning, Dr Chow said although previous checks on Mainland fresh milk did not find any problem, the Government plans to conduct checks on the products before they are sold at retail markets.

He said the arrangement to assess children who have consumed suspicious milk products will run for at least six months, adding the Hospital Authority has enhanced its service to cater to demand.

"A task force has been formed to tackle the milk contamination issue and we will send staff to the Mainland to study the cases there and the proposed treatments," he said.

In response to South Korea's decision to ban imports of Chinese-made food products containing powdered milk following the discovery of biscuits tainted with melamine, Dr Chow said the Government will monitor the development and extend its checks to other food products such as soy milk and biscuits.

Meanwhile, the Centre for Food Safety's test results today on 105 samples, including ice-cream and ice bars produced locally, and milk powder, condensed milk and evaporated milk from the Mainland and overseas, are all satisfactory. Click here for the results.