Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/VNM/140
Date notice	28/07/2022
Notice type	Regular
Title	Circular of amending, supplementing and repealing a number of legal documents on food safety issued by the Minister of Health.
Summary	This draft of Circular will amend, supplement and repeal a number of articles of legal documents on food safety as below: - Circular No. 24/2019/TT-BYT dated August 30, 2019 of the Minister of Health regulating the management and usage of food additives; - Circular No. 18/2019/TT-BYT dated July 17, 2019 of the Minister of Health guiding Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the production and trading of dietary supplements; - Circular No. 48/2015/TT-BYT dated December 1, 2015 of the Minister of Health stipulating food safety inspection activities in food production and trading under the management of the Ministry of Health; - Circular No. 43/2014/TT-BYT dated November 24, 2014 of the Minister of Health regulating the management of functional foods; - Decision No. 46/2007/QD-BYT of Minister of Health regulating the maximum limit of contamination and chemicals in food; - Decision No. 38/2008/QD-BYT dated December 11, 2008 of the Minister of Health promulgating on "Prescribing the maximum limit of melamine cross-contamination in food." - Circular No. 14/2011/TT-BYT dated April 1, 2011 of the Minister of Health on guidelines for taking samples for inspection and examination of food quality, hygiene and safety.
Product	All kinds of foodstuff
Country	Việt Nam

File attach:
Draft on supplementing and repealing a number of legal documents on food safety.pdf
NVNM140.pdf

Orther Notice:

G/SPS/N/VNM/187/Add.2 - Draft of the amended Food Safety Law 2010
G/SPS/N/VNM/198 - Amending, supplementing, and repealing a number of articles of Circular No. 48/2012/TT-BNNPTNT dated 26 September 2012 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development providing on the certification of aquaculture, crop, and livestock products produced in accordance with application of Good Agricultural Practices, as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 06/2018/TT-BNNPTNT.
G/SPS/N/VNM/197 - Draft of Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and the List of banned plant protection products in Vietnam.
G/SPS/N/VNM/185/Add.1 - Draft Circular amending and supplementing certain contents of the List of products and goods subject to medium and high risk under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, promulgated together with Circular No. 27/2026/TT-BNNMT dated 30 June 2026
G/SPS/N/VNM/196 - Decree amending, supplementing a number of articles of Decree 38/2026/NĐ-CP issued on 24 January 2026 by the Government promulgating import of soil ball plants and production unit codes, packing house codes.
G/SPS/N/VNM/192/Corr.1 - The regulation on inspection and control of Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating from fishing activities that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels
G/SPS/N/VNM/195 - Decree amending, supplementing a number of articles of various circulars in the field of agriculture and environment.
G/SPS/N/VNM/194 - Circular amending, supplementing a number of articles of various circulars in the field of agriculture and environment.
G/SPS/N/VNM/193 - Draft Circular of the Minister of Agriculture and Environment on Management of Livestock Breeds and Livestock Breed Products.
G/SPS/N/VNM/192 - The regulation on inspection and control of Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating from fishing activities that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels
G/SPS/N/VNM/187/Add.1 - Draft of the Food Safety Law replacing the Food Safety Law 2010.
G/SPS/N/VNM/191 - Draft Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decrees in the fields of livestock and animal health.
G/SPS/N/VNM/190 - Draft Circular of the Minister of Agriculture and Environment Providing for the Quarantine of Animals and Animal Products.
G/SPS/N/VNM/189 - Draft Circular on veterinary drug management.
G/SPS/N/VNM/188 - Draft Circular "Detailed regulations for a number of articles of the Law on Animal Husbandry regarding animal feed".
G/SPS/N/VNM/187 - Draft of the Food Safety Law replacing the the Food Safety Law2010.
G/SPS/N/VNM/184 - Circular Promulgating the National Technical Regulation QCVN 8-1:2026/BYT on Maximum Limits of Mycotoxin Contaminants in Food.
G/SPS/N/VNM/186 - Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of decrees in the field of forestry and forest protection; Nature and Biodiversity Conservation.
G/SPS/N/VNM/185 - Draft Circular amending and supplementing certain contents of the List of products and goods subject to medium and high risk under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, promulgated together with Circular No. 27/2026/TT-BNNMT dated 30 June 2026.
G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Add.1 - Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment