Objection To Naming Food Technologists As Authorised Officers Under The Food Act 1983 — MyEnvHeat

MyEnvHeat opposes a proposal in the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026 to name food technologists (PTM) as authorised enforcement officers, saying this may create a conflict of interest because PTM currently provide guidance and advisory services to industry.

CodeBlue News & blogs · Oct 12 · 1 min read

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MyEnvHeat opposes naming food technologists as authorised officers, citing potential conflicts of interest.

MyEnvHeat argues that food technologists providing industry guidance may face conflicts if also authorised as enforcement officers.
The association highlights the need to separate enforcement, lab analysis, and expert testimony functions.
Environmental health officers already handle inspection and investigation roles, raising concerns about overlapping responsibilities.

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The Malaysian Association of Environmental Health Officers and Assistant Environmental Health Officers (MyEnvHeat) takes note of the proposal in the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026 [D.R.23/2026] to specifically name Food Technologists (PTM) as Authorised Officers (PDK) under the Food Act 1983.

MyEnvHeat objects to the proposal because it could combine enforcement and investigation functions with industry guidance, laboratory analysis and expert testimony.

PTM play an important role in the Food Safety Assurance Programme (PJKM), including providing guidance and advisory services to industry, conducting food analysis, verifying and certifying analytical results, and acting as expert witnesses.

If the same profession is also authorised as PDK to conduct inspections, investigations, sampling and enforcement actions, this could create actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest, including the risk of self-review and questions regarding impartiality.

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Published: October 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC
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