Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

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.