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7.3 Food Quality and Technical Standards Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP, which was issued by
the government and dated 2 February 2018, has
Food quality and technical standard requirements taken effect from 2 February 2018. For packaged food,
applying to both food and consumer goods are food additives, food processing/production aids,
stipulated in Law on Product Quality No. 05/2007/QH12 packaging/food containers, and primary packaging
dated 21 November 2007 (“Law on Product Quality”) (with direct contact to food), manufacturers and food
and Law on Standards and Technical Regulations sellers may announce product information by themselves
No. 68/2006/QH11 dated 29 June 2006 (“Law on via (1) media; (2) their e-portal (such as websites),
Technical Standards”). Law of Product Quality stipulates (3) announcements posted at its head office and
the rights and duties of organizations and persons also food-safety portal or file a product leaflet with an
involved in food production/trade and product quality applicable agency under the local committee of people.
management. Law on Technical Standards, meanwhile, After announcing product information, manufacturers
regulates the issuance of ordinances, announcements, and sellers can immediately manufacture or sell products
enforcement of standards, compliance assessments, but must be responsible for ensuring product safety.
and relevant regulations on technical standards.
In addition, ministries have issued regulations to enforce Advertising
the aforementioned laws. For example, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development has laid down Law on Food Safety stipulates that any advertisement of
guideline on product quality and technical standards food must receive a prior approval from an applicable
for agricultural and fisheries products. agency. Decree 15/2018/ND-CP states that advertising
message for consumer goods such as dietary supplements,
Announcements on Products medical food, special-purpose food, and foods for
kids under 36 months of age must be registered with
Before 2 February 2018, food products needed an applicable agency. After submission of documents
announcements that they complied with technical- to register advertising messages for food to the Public
standard requirements (Known in Vietnamese language Health Ministry or an applicable provincial authority,
as “công bố hợp quy”) or that they complied with food- the authority shall certify the advertising message
safety requirements (Known in Vietnamese language as if it is deemed to have been in compliance with laws.
“công bố phù hợp quyđịnh an toàn thực phẩm”)
pursuant to Decree No. 38/2012/ND-CP), which was Label
issued by the government and dated 25 April 2015.
Following the announcements of compliance with Decree 43/2017/ND-CP, which was issued by
either technical-standard requirements or food-safety the government and dated 14 April 2017, (Decree 43),
requirements, health authorities assigned by the Public regulates product labels as of now. Under Decree 43,
Health Ministry or provincial health department shall food label must contain the following information:
issue certificates of the announcements on compliance product name, name, and address of an organization/
with technical-standard requirements (Known in Vietnamese person responsible for the product, origin of food, and
language as “Giấy Tiếp Nhận Bản Công Bố HợpQuy”) other information depending on product specifications.
or compliance with food-safety requirements (Known Information on labels must be in Vietnamese language,
in Vietnamese language as “Giấy Xác Nhận Công Bố except for some specification information that must be
Phù Hợp Quy Dinh An Toàn ThựcPhẩm”). in a foreign language.

Under Decree 43, manufacturers must be responsible for
information on the label of products they have produced
for sale in Vietnam. Under the Law on Consumer Protection
No. 59/2010/QH12 dated 15 November 2010 (effective
from 1 July 2011), distributors also have to affix a product
label on products they have sold and comply with
regulations on label.

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