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Cambodia Food Safety Framework
Cambodia Food Safety Framework
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.
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)
-To carry out routine analysis, -To strengthen capacities and facilities Monitor food additives & contaminants
Sector surveillance
Agency
Notes
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
MAFF MOH
Information sharing
MOH, MOC
International participation
MAFF MOH, MOC, MAFF and MIME MOC, MAFF,MIME MOH NGO consumer association
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