The governor of Phnom Penh, Chea Sophara, has ordered all market owners,
district chiefs, and relevant institutions to ban sellers from using a caustic
preservative on their produce. Vegetables, coconuts and fish paste, known as
prahok, are regularly coated with the substance that keeps them looking fresh
and the flies off. The preservative, which the city's health department is
analyzing, is believed harmful.
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