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Statutory baseline
Products and their marketing copy are reviewed against Cap.549, Cap.132 and Cap.231.
Herbal Cuisine Authentication Scheme
Every herbal dish,
backed by verifiable expertise
Independently assessed by registered Chinese medicine practitioners and food technologists, covering food safety and Chinese medicine dietary concepts. Every authenticated product is listed publicly, with its certificate number and validity period open to verification.
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- Authenticated products
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- Authentication tiers
- 2004
- Established
The scheme
Compliance as the floor, expertise as the standard
Built on Hong Kong’s existing statutory framework, then layered with substantive expert assessment — so consumers and retailers have a clear basis for judgement.
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Dual expert assessment
Registered Chinese medicine practitioners assess dietary concept and formulation; food technologists assess safety, labelling and production.
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Two authentication tiers
A star tier for pre-packaged products, and a quality tier for freshly prepared restaurant dishes.
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Annual surveillance
Authentication is not one-off: annual surveillance applies, renewal is due at 11 months, and expired records stay public.
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Association updates and scheme notices
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Apply to have your product authenticated
Four steps, roughly six to eight weeks. Prepare your business registration, licences, labelling artwork and lab reports to begin.