Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/VNM/187/Add.2
Date notice	11/11/2026
Notice type	Regular
Title	Draft of the amended Food Safety Law 2010
Summary	The purpose of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that Draft of the Food Safety Law replacing the Food Safety Law2010 (notified in G/SPS/N/VNM/187 on 3 August 2026) has been revised.   The updated draft Law only introduces amendments in the spirit of clarifying management measures and facilitating trade, such as: clearly specifying the categories of products eligible for declaration of product standards for circulation under Point b, Clause 3, Article 57 of the draft Law; simplifying the renewal procedure by requiring establishments to submit only a renewal notification, without requiring the  submission  of  technical  dossiers;  further  clarifying  the  scope  of  regulation  and  subjects  of application; adding definitions of terms such as risk analysis, risk management, health supplements, supplementary foods, etc.; and supplementing and further clarifying relevant provisions.
Product	Food products
Country	Việt Nam

File attach:
NVNM187A2.pdf
26_05825_00_x.pdf

Orther Notice:

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
G/SPS/N/VNM/183 - The Draft Circular on amending and supplementing regulations on decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures under the state management scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Corr.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
G/SPS/N/VNM/181 - Draft Circular amending and supplementing Circular No. 75/2025/TT-BNNMT dated 26 December 2025, of the Minister of Agriculture and Environment on promulgating the List of plant protection products permitted for use in Viet Nam and the List of plant protection products banned from use in Viet Nam.
G/SPS/N/VNM/180 - Draft Circular on procedures for plant quarantine inspection for import, export, transit and post-entry quarantine of regulated articles
G/SPS/N/VNM/167/Add.1 - Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018, of Government
G/SPS/N/VNM/179 - Draft Circular on Amending and Supplementing certain Articles of Circulars on the Management of Veterinary Drugs.
G/SPS/N/VNM/178 - Draft Circular Regulations on the management of aquatic animal breeds, aquatic animal feed, and products for treating the aquaculture environment.
G/SPS/N/VNM/177 - Draft Circular Amendments and additions to certain articles of Circular No. 25/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated 15 November 2018, issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, guiding the risk assessment and licensing of imported live aquatic products.
G/SPS/N/VNM/176 - The Government hereby promulgates the Decree detailing the implementation of Clause 5a Article 13 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine and Article 64 of the Law on Crop Production (as amended and supplemented under Clause 2 Article 2 and Clause 5 Article 15 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of 15 Laws in the Fields of Agriculture and Environment).
G/SPS/N/VNM/175 - Draft Decree amending and supplementing several articles of decrees in the field of nature conservation and biodiversity.
G/SPS/N/VNM/174 - Draft Circular Regulations on quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment
G/SPS/N/VNM/173 - Draft Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/172 - Draft Circular Regulations on quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment.
G/SPS/N/VNM/171 - Draft of the Food Safety Law replacing the Food Safety Law 2010
G/SPS/N/VNM/167/Add.1 - Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018, of Government
G/SPS/N/VNM/170 - New formats of Phytosanitary Certificate for Export and Phytosanitary Certificate for Re-export issued by Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/169 - Draft Circular amending and supplementing clause 1, section II, Appendix XII of Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 30, 2016 by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development regulating the quarantine of terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products
G/SPS/N/VNM/167 - Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018 of Government
G/SPS/N/VNM/168 - Circular regarding amendments and additions to the List of permitted plant protection products and the List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/167 - Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018, of Government
G/SPS/N/VNM/166 - The regulation on inspection and control of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) originating from catches that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels
G/SPS/N/VNM/03 - Regulations on biosafety management of genetically modified crops
G/SPS/N/VNM/165 - Draft National technical regulation on the limits of mycotoxin contamination in food.
G/SPS/N/VNM/164 - Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and the List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/163 - Circular on promulgating the List of veterinary drugs authorized for marketing and the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/162 - Draft Circular amends, supplements a number of articles of Circular No. 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated 02/6/2016 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Regulations on the management of veterinary drugs
G/SPS/N/VNM/161 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-47 : 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Open Pollilated Maize (species Zea mays L.).
G/SPS/N/VNM/160 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-53 : 2023/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Hybrid Maize (species Zea mays L.).
G/SPS/N/VNM/159 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-50: 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Three-line Hybrid Rice.
G/SPS/N/VNM/158 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-51: 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Two-line Hybrid Rice
G/SPS/N/VNM/157 - Draft National Technical Regulation on Seed Quality of conventional Rice (species Oryza sativa L.).