Phan Oun News Today

In a sweeping move, the Consumer Protection Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) has started investigating markets nationwide, looking for a specific hotdog variety imported from China. The investigation was triggered after a warning was received from Thai authorities who detected dangerous, health-harming ingredients in the said hotdogs.

In a notable endeavour, the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) seized and destroyed over two tonnes of spoiled and expired food products during June. This action followed an intense campaign involving 57 market inspections nationwide.

Cambodia and Japan have agreed to examine the possibility of establishing cooperation in the realm of the protection of consumer rights.

In a bid to safeguard the health of minors, the Commerce Ministry has finalised the draft sub-decree to set the minimum age to consume, buy or sell alcohol at 18 years old. The draft will be sent to the Council of Ministers later this month.

Phan Oun, Representative of the Royal Government of Cambodia in charge of the Director General of the General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Anti-Fraud (CCF), expressed his willingness to cooperate with relevant ministries to request the Royal Government to prepare for the emergence of a legal document that sets a minimum age for the purchase of alcohol.

The Consumer Protection, Competition, and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) – in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific International Spirits and Wines Alliance (APISWA) and the Wine, Spirit and Beer Importers and Distributors Association (WSBIDA)

The Consumer Protection, Competition, and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) – in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific International Spirits and Wines Alliance (APISWA) and the Wine, Spirit and Beer Importers and Distributors Association (WSBIDA) – held a recent training course designed to fight the trade of counterfeit alcohol in Cambodia.

The Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) told its officials to step up inspections in markets across the country during the Khmer New Year to protect the wellbeing of consumers during the holiday period.

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak urged the establishment of a national consumers’ association to help protect consumer rights and interests by, among other measures, reporting dishonest business practices to the relevant authorities.

The Ministry of Commerce and National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) have jointly issued a “Press Release on the Implementation of the Law on Consumer Protection and Prakas on Unfair Contract Clause in the Banking and Financial Sector”