Analysis Report on Targeted Food Surveillance

The “targeted food surveillance" comprehensively analyses the risk factors and hygienic conditions of food sold in the local market, and, based on the surveillance results, puts forward measures and suggestions to reduce food risks for the trade and the public, so as to safeguard public health and food safety. In addition, before formulating or amending standards, “in-depth market surveys" are carried out to obtain testing data on the content of various food additives or hazardous substances in the food circulating in the local market, in order to understand the status of such food and ensure that the food safety standards in Macao are formulated in a scientific way, feasible and fit the actual situation of Macao to protect public health and minimise their impact on Macao's food supply.​

Brief Review ​of Risks

The brief review of risks features topical food safety issues that are of current concern in Macao and across the globe, and explains possible food safety risk factors (such as food contaminants, food additives, microorganisms, etc.) or new knowledge of food technology (such as emerging food technologies, processing techniques, etc.) to the public from a scientific perspective and in a comprehensible way, thereby deepening the public's understanding of various food safety categories, enhancing their self-protection awareness and easing their concerns.​