Commitment

By 2023, the Royal Government of Cambodia will enact the Food Safety Law. The food safety law was passed on April 1 2022. The law provides the framework to improve food safety in Cambodia, from farm to fork, as well as the specifications for who/which institutions to take the lead. The lack of a law represented a major hurdle in the food control system.

Government / Cambodia

January 2021 — December 2023

Description

Passage of the Food Safety Law by all relevant authorities

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Food safety

Description

By 2023, the Royal Government of Cambodia will enact the Food Safety Law. The law was passed on 1 April 2022. The law provides the framework for the following issues as well as the specifications for who/which institutions to take the lead. Article 6 states:

“(A) Food shall be safe, quality and suitable for human consumption;

(B) Food shall not be imported, produced, processed or sold in fraudulent or misleading manners;

(C) Consumers receive sufficient information about food such as origin, ingredients, nutritional value and calorie amount, how to use and store;

(D) Food shall meet hygiene, packaging and labelling requirement;

(E) Food that are classified as high risk must be properly registered;

(F) Food storage or storage facilities shall meet the conditions for maintaining the safety and quality of the food.”

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index
Upper moderate
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Ability
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Gender identity
Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Policy > Food supply chain
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
  • 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food systems

Measurement

Key indicator Passage of Food Safety Law
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline No 2021
Target Yes December 2023

Progress

Value Measurement date Status
Progress report Yes December 2022 Reached by end date
The progress report clearly stated (or provided the information to directly infer) that the target had been met by the end date.

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