Packaged MSG imports plummet

21 May 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Imports / Investment / Trade
Ajinomoto Cambodia / customs department / flavour enhancer / Food industry / Japanese aid / Japanese MSG packaging firm / Junji Mitsumoto / Ministry of Economy and Finance / Monosodium glutamate / MSG / MSG consumption / packaging factory / Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone / PPSEZ / processing factory / Red Ladle / seasoning / seasoning product / taste enhancer / Thailand / Vedan

Cambodian imports of packaged monosodium glutamate (MSG) totalled just 2,086 tonnes last year, the lowest amount since 2002, according to import figures from the customs department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The import figures showed that from 2002 to 2010, Cambodia had imported a total of 137,908 tonnes of MSG, an average of about 15,323 tonnes annually. While domestic MSG consumption is said to be on the rise, industry insiders say the decline of imports is not because Cambodians are turning away from the popular taste enhancer, but because a local packaging factory is feeding domestic demand. ...

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