Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/MYS/70
Date notice	19/12/2025
Notice type	Regular
Title	Proposed Amendment of the Food Act 1983 [Act 281]
Summary	The proposed amendment of the Food Act 1983 (Act 281) consists of the following aspects: to strengthen control of food contact materials; expansion of the powers of the Minister and Director General; amendments to existing interpretations; strengthening enforcement activities; increase the penalty rate.
Product	All foods and food contact materials
Country	Malaysia

File attach:
NMYS70.pdf

Orther Notice:

G/SPS/N/MYS/70 - Proposed Amendment of the Food Act 1983 (Act 281)
G/SPS/N/UKR/252/Add.1 - Draft Order of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 813 of 20 October 2022"
G/SPS/N/RUS/343 - Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendment to Section 1 of Chapter II of the Common Sanitary- Epidemiological and Hygienic Requirements for Products Subject to Sanitary- Epidemiological Supervision (Control)
G/SPS/N/EU/902 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2615 of 17 December 2025 amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards the model animal health certificate and the model declaration for the re-entry into the Union of registered horses for competition (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/901 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2245 of 7 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) oil (Text with EEA relevance).
G/SPS/N/EU/876/Add.1 - Requirements to prevent the entry into, and spread within, the Union territory, of Aromia bungii (Faldermann)
G/SPS/N/EU/860/Add.1 - Denial of the renewal of the authorisation of Patent Blue V as a feed additive for non-food producing animals
G/SPS/N/EU/851/Add.2/Corr.1 - The listing and the measures for regulated non-quarantine pests
G/SPS/N/CHN/1356 - National Food Safety Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Foods.
G/SPS/N/BDI/82/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/249/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/75/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/317/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/301/Add.1 - DEAS 912: 2023, Fertilizers - Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) compound - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/81/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/248/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/74/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/316/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/300/Add.1 - DEAS 911: 2023, Fertilizers - Ammonium Sulphate (Sulphate of Ammonia) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/80/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/247/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/73/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/315/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/299/Add.1 - DEAS 909: 2023, Fertilizers - Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/79/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/246/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/72/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/314/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/298/Add.1 - DEAS 910: 2023, Fertilizers - Urea - Specification
G/SPS/N/BDI/78/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/245/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/71/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/313/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/297/Add.1 - DEAS 908: 2023, Fertilizers - Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/77/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/244/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/70/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/312/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/296/Add.1 - DEAS 907: 2023, Fertilizers - Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) - Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/72/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/239/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/65/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/307/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/291/Add.1 - DEAS 1176:2023, Biofertilizers - Specifications, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/68/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/225/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/61/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/290/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/274/Add.1 - DEAS 1162: 2023, Fertilizers – Mono-Ammonium Phosphate and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (MAP & DAP) – Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/67/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/224/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/60/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/289/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/273/Add.1 - DEAS 1163:2023, Fertilizer – Single Super Phosphate — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/66/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/223/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/59/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/288/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/272/Add.1 - DEAS 1167: 2023, Organic fertilizer — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/65/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/222/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/58/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/287/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/271/Add.1 - DEAS 1164: 2023, Inorganic Foliar Fertilizer— Specification, First edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/64/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/221/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/57/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/286/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/270/Add.1 - DEAS 1165: 2023, Agricultural liming materials — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/42/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/198/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/35/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/256/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/239/Add.2 - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/42/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/198/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/35/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/256/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/239/Add.2 - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/42/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/198/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/35/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/256/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/239/Add.2 - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/320/Add.1 - DUS 890:2023, Dried tomatoes — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/UGA/319/Add.1 - DUS 2673:2023, Tapioca pearls — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/CAN/1576/Add.2 - Exemption Order in Respect of Foods for a Special Dietary Purpose
G/SPS/N/BDI/118/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/297/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/111/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/376/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/369/Add.1 - DEAS 826: 2022, Dried fish — Silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/116/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/295/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/109/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/374/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/367/Add.1 - DEAS 828: 2022, Dried and salted dried fish — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/115/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/294/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/108/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/373/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/366/Add.1 - DEAS 872: 2022, Frozen octopus — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/114/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/293/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/107/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/372/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/365/Add.1 - DEAS 874: 2022, Processing and handling of prawns or shrimps — Code of practice, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/71/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/229/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/64/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/301/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/277/Add.1 - DEAS 887:2023 Crude and semi refined palm oil — Specification
G/SPS/N/BDI/70/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/227/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/63/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/300/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/276/Add.1 - DEAS 1168:2023 Edible coconut oil − Specification
G/SPS/N/BDI/69/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/226/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/62/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/299/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/275/Add.1 - DEAS 1171:2023 Peanut/groundnut flour - Specification
G/SPS/N/BDI/63/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/219/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/56/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/285/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/260/Add.2 - DEAS 893: 2023, Chilli sauce — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/62/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/218/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/55/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/284/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/259/Add.2 - DEAS 66-3: 2023, Tomato products — Specification — Part 3: Tomato juice, Third Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/61/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/217/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/54/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/283/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/258/Add.2 - DEAS 66-2: 2023, Tomato products — Specification — Part 2: Tomato sauce and ketchup, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/60/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/216/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/53/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/282/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/257/Add.2 - DEAS 66-1: 2023, Tomato products — Specification — Part 1: Canned tomato, Third Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/57/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/213/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/50/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/279/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/254/Add.1 - DEAS 1161:2023, Draft East African Standard for Prepackaged Cooked Beans
G/SPS/N/BDI/55/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/211/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/48/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/277/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/252/Add.1 - DEAS 1160:2023, Draft East African standard for Breakfast Cereals
G/SPS/N/BDI/54/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/210/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/47/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/276/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/251/Add.1 - DEAS 781:2023, Draft East African Standard for Biscuits
G/SPS/N/BDI/53/Rev.1/Add.1, G/SPS/N/KEN/209/Rev.1/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/46/Rev.1/Add.1, G/SPS/N/TZA/275/Rev.1/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/250/Rev.1/Add.1 - DEAS 173:2023, Draft East African Standards for Pasta Products
G/SPS/N/BDI/48/Add.1 G/SPS/N/KEN/204/Add.1 G/SPS/N/RWA/41/Add.1 G/SPS/N/TZA/262/Add.1 G/SPS/N/UGA/245/Add.1 - DEAS 72: 2023, Processed cereal-based foods for older infants and young children — Specification
G/SPS/N/BDI/47/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/203/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/40/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/261/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/244/Add.2 - DEAS 55: 2023, Compounded pig feed — Specification, Third Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/46/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/202/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/39/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/260/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/243/Add.2 - DEAS 90: 2023, Compounded poultry feed — Specification, Third Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/45/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/201/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/38/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/259/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/242/Add.2 - DEAS 974:2023, Compounded dairy goat feed — Specification, Second Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/44/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/200/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/37/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/258/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/241/Add.2 - DEAS 973 - 1: 2023, Compounded fish feed — Specification – Part 1: Tilapia and catfish feeds, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/43/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/199/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/36/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/257/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/240/Add.2 - DEAS 75: 2023, Compounded cattle feeds — Specification, Third Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/42/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/198/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/35/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/256/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/239/Add.2 - DEAS 1128: 2023, Food grade acesulfame potassium — Specification, First Edition
G/SPS/N/BDI/41/Add.2 G/SPS/N/KEN/197/Add.2 G/SPS/N/RWA/34/Add.2 G/SPS/N/TZA/255/Add.2 G/SPS/N/UGA/238/Add.2 - DEAS 1129: 2023, Natural cinnamon extract — Specification, First Edition