Goal
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 imprοve food safety in Cambodia, from farm to fork, as well as the specifications for who/which insititutions to take the lead. The lack of a law represented a major hurdle in the food control system.
Royal Government of Cambodia
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Upper moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - National law |
| Targeted population | No population group is targeted |
| Primary indicator | Passage of Food Safety Law |
| Primary indicator baseline | Law under consideration |
| Primary indicator target | Passage of Law |
| Duration | January, 2021 - December, 2023 |
Goal action plan
Passage of the Food Safety Law by all relevant authorities.
Nutrition Action Classification
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
