Background
The Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF) conducts inspections of retail and wholesale storage points to detect prohibited substances and assess product compliance with safety rules. CCF deploys mobile testing laboratories and chemical test kits to collect and analyse samples on site during such operations.
Provincial CCF teams coordinate with local authorities and mixed law-enforcement teams when carrying out on-site checks, and the directorate maintains public reporting channels including the CCF Complaint App and hotline 1266 for submitting complaints or information. Mobile sampling and complaint-driven inspections are part of the operational mechanisms used to identify non-compliant consumer goods.
Key Developments
On 13–14 June 2026, personnel from the Kampot provincial branch of CCF, accompanied by mixed enforcement agencies and led locally by Governor Mao Thonin, inspected two storage and distribution locations at Krang village, Krang Ampil commune, Kampot city. The inspection focused on identifying banned chemical residues and overall product compliance.
During the operation officers collected 16 samples and used on-site chemical test kits and a mobile laboratory for initial analysis. Following on-site testing, officers temporarily seized a number of products pending further procedural steps and laboratory confirmation.
Compliance Implications
The operation illustrates that storage and distribution sites for food products can be subject to on-site sampling and immediate temporary seizure when initial tests indicate possible non-compliance. Businesses handling food products should maintain documented supply and storage records and be prepared to provide samples or cooperate with provincial CCF inspections.
Members of the public or supply-chain actors wishing to report suspected violations can use the CCF Complaint App or call the hotline at 1266 to submit information to the directorate.
