Commitment

Food safety

Government / Cambodia

Royal Government of Cambodia

Commitment made: 29 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - National law

Verification status Verified Find out more

Commitment description

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 for the following issues as well as the specifications for who/which insititutions to take the lead:

(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 labeling 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;

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders Not provided
Funding mechanism Not provided
Cost secured Not provided
Total costs estimated Not been estimated / unknown

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