CAMBODIA COUNTRY Food Safety Framework Profile Country Overview Area Population % of population working in agriculture Average income

Main food products Main food exports 181,035 Km2 11,5 million 84% 360US$ Rice, cereal grains, vegetables, fresh fruits, essential oil, fish, sea products Rice, soy bean, sesame, cashew, pepper, palm oil, essential oil, vegetables, fruits, fish& sea products. Processed food, dairy products, Fruits & vegetables, seasoning food and supplementary foods.

Main food imports

National Food Safety plans include the involvement of a number of government agencies working on particular aspects of Food Safety and how cooperation and management of the plan operates.

The key elements of a Food Safety Plan are: Sector Legislation Agency Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Ministry of Health (MOH) Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy (MIME) MOH, MOC MAFF, MIME, MOH, MOC Food Safety Responsibilities Law on The Management of quality and Safety of Products and services Sub-Decree on SPS: crop and animal Notes Covers all products (including Food)

Circular on food hygiene in restaurants and canteens Prakas on labelling requirement

Sub-Decree on Food safety is on process

Laboratories Monitoring and

-To carry out routine analysis, -To strengthen capacities and facilities Monitor food additives & contaminants

Each Ministry has their own lab.

Sector surveillance

Agency

Food Safety Responsibilities

Notes

MOH, MAFF Implementation of food safety systems MOC, MIME, MOH

Surveillance for food borne diseases and animal diseases Promote the implementation of GHP, GMP at food factories; Promote the implementation GAP on farms Inspection food hygiene in restaurants, food factories Entry/exit points Inspection SPS Food Standards, Labelling Train food inspectors, Producers, handlers on food safety Train group of farmers To develop networking through local and food safety system in ASEAN - Study of food additives and contaminants, samples analysis. - study pesticides - Actively participation on International-regional Codex, - ASEAN network - Participation SOM-AMAFF, ASEAN Codex Task Force, ACSSQ; - Participation SOM-HD, AEGFS

Meeting almost every week/two weeks

Food inspection and certification

MAFF MOH

Letter of the Government (recently)

Education and training

MOC MOC, MAFF MIME MOC, MIME, MOH MAFF

Information sharing

Research and Development

MOH, MOC

International participation

MAFF MOH, MOC, MAFF and MIME MOC, MAFF,MIME MOH NGO consumer association

Consumer participation in food safety Food Safety Control System

Multi-agencies

Multi-sectoral system

- Primary production: MAFF; - Processed Products: MOH, MOC, MIME; - Food hygiene: MOH - Foods standards : MIME

Food Safety Councils/Committees (e.g. CODEX Committee) Name of the Council/ Committee Cambodia National Codex Committee Member Organisations of the Council/ Committee 8 Ministries: - Council of Ministries, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Interior, Ministry Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Industry Mine and Energy 8 Ministries: - Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy, Council of Ministers, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Interior Chair of the Council/ Committee Minister of Ministry of Commerce, Chairperson; Minister of MIME, Vice-Chairperson Council/ Committee responsibilities - Consider Law, Subdecree of Food safety; - Consider and approve of foods standards; - Codex contact point Council/ Committee programs

The InterMinisterialCommittee coordinating Inspection of quality and safety of products and services

Minister of Ministry of Commerce, Chairperson; Minister of MIME, Vice-Chairperson