Promote Food Safety Law to comply with national standards and regulations
Description
By 2030, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation commits to strengthening the implementation of the current national food safety law and food fortification sub-degree to ensure that all food products comply with current national food hygiene and food fortification standards indicated by a food labeling mechanism, which have increased from 30% to 70% and hence reduce the risk of stunting and wasting in Cambodia.
The action plan is as follows:
Food safety
• Training of food producers and businesses on hygiene requirements in food processing to follow the national laws and requirements to ensure that foods are safe to eat by the population and avoid potential health and nutritional risks.
Food fortification
• Update and develop new national standards on food fortification (e.g. rice) to ensure that the population's micronutrient needs are addressed effectively and hence reduce micronutrient deficiencies in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning.
• Ensure that fortified foods comply with national regulations on micronutrient fortification (e.g., iodized salt and others) to prevent the risk of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
Food labelling
Enforce the current food label mechanism set by the national standard council, which indicates products comply with national standards for all food products in Cambodia to help guide consumers to make informed and healthier dietary choices. This will be done in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Directorate-General of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF) as set out in the joint Prakas 868 on the implementation and institution arrangements on food safety based on the farm-to-table approach.
Enforcement, monitoring and evaluation
• Strengthening inspections of food producers and importers to monitor implementation of Cambodia's food hygiene standards and food fortification standards.
• Strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system of compliance with the food safety law, including food labelling and food fortification standards, to ensure high-quality products for the population
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
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Food supply chain
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Foods are labelled with standard mark to show they comply with national food safety law, food hygiene standard and/or food fortification standards have increased from 30% to 70% by 2030 |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 30% | December 2024 |
| Target | 70% | December 2030 |
