November 2006
Extract from the Report of the 15th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia, Seoul , Korea , 21 - 24 November 2006 (See http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/report/664/al30_15e.pdf )
The law on the Management of the Quality and Safety of Products and Services (LMQSPS) is an umbrella law for food safety and food trade aiming at the farm-to-table approach. Four main ministries are responsible for food safety, namely: Ministry of Commerce (Camcontrol Department), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Industry, Mine and Energy. The level of awareness of consumers on food standards is low and there is no consumer association at the present time. However, for each draft standard consultations are held with the industry and the universities, as required.
Cambodia , as a Member of the World Trade Organization, must conform with the obligations under the SPS and TBT Agreements, and therefore needs to implement food safety regulations and to ensure the protection of the health of consumers, and against deception or fraud in food trade. Cambodia therefore has adopted Codex standards as national standards and technical regulations, where relevant, factually 10 general standards, 17 commodities standards and 35 recommended codes of practice.
Information last updated - January 2007