King signs Food Safety Law into force

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King Norodom Sihamoni has endorsed the Food Safety Law and its edicts are now in effect. Deputy director of General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression of the Ministry of Commerce Dim Theng said yesterday that the law set standards for food products to be safe and of quality.

 

“The standards will protect the life and health of the people and benefits will include reducing the costs by people seeking treatment for ailments due to unsafe food,” he said

 

“We will create awareness and work with food factories to ensure safe food is made. We will also make known the penalties for offences,” he said. “All food vendors who sell fish, vegetables or any kind of fresh foods will also be made aware of the consequences for selling food from unknown sources.”

 

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