Decision No. 297/MOH on Food Inspection.

This Decision, consisting of eight Parts, regulates Food Inspection requirements. It sets out the principles, rules and measures for the inspection of food and food business in Lao PDR with the objectives of protecting consumers against the risks of unsafe food and to facilitate trade in food products. This Decision applies to the inspection of food and food businesses operating in Lao PDR, including chemical or drug residue analysis testing in food. It does not cover the inspection of primary production, such as abattoirs or raising animals as food or the import of fresh meat and fish to the extent such matters are regulated by other authorities. The Decision is divided as follows: General provisions (I); Inspection (II); Rights and Duties of Food Inspectors (III); Inspection of Food Business (IV); Inspection of Food Import (V); Inspection of Food Export (VI); Miscellaneous provisions (VII); Final provisions (VIII).