Capping off the Food Safety Week, a Knowledge Sharing Forum on Food Safety Promotion in Cambodia was organized at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh last November 8. The event gathered sixty MI alumni representing government agencies, private sector, and academic and research institutions. The forum served as a venue for participants from eight PROSAFE regional training …

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As part of Cambodia Food Safety Week, a localized training on Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) for Restaurants and Canteens was held on November 7, 2018 in Phnom Penh Hotel, Cambodia. The training focused on proper food handling, preparation and storage as food safety fundamentals in the catering industry.   Organized by Mekong Institute, in collaboration with …

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Mekong Institute (MI) and the Department of Plant Protection, Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (DPP-SPS), General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), co-organized a localized training on Cambodia Good Agricultural Practices (CamGAP) last November 5-7 at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   As part of the Cambodia Food Safety Week, 20 commercial vegetable …

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From production to consumption, it’s everybody’s business. Mekong Institute, under its PROSAFE Project, held the Cambodia Food Safety Week on November 5-8, 2018 in Phnom Penh. Anchored by the theme Think Food Safety, Think Standards, the Food Safety Week offered simultaneous discussions and activities aimed at promoting safe food consciousness in the country. The weeklong series of …

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As part of its thrust to foster regional integration through human resource development, Mekong Institute opens its Regional Training Program on Postharvest Management System in Fresh Horticultural Produce today at the Mekong River Conference Room.   With the support of the People’s Republic of China, the two-week training program aims to promote better understanding on the …

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November 6, 2018 (Phnom Penh) – The Cambodia Food Safety Week opens today with a 300-strong crowd comprising of food safety champions and actors from relevant government and non-government institutions, as well as farmers and producers, processors, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, food handlers and small and medium enterprises from across the country. The one-week event is …

CAMBODIA FOOD SAFETY WEEK HIGHLIGHTS MULTI-SECTORAL DISCUSSIONS ON SAFE FOOD STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS. Read More »