What are conditions for animal feed production to supply farms in Vietnam?

1. What are conditions for animal feed production to supply farms in Vietnam?

In Clause 1, Article 38 of the 2018 Law on animal husbandry, it is stipulated as follows:

1. Every producer of commercial animal feeds or ordered animal feeds must:

a) ensure that his/her production facility is not located in the area contaminated by hazardous waste or poisonous chemicals;

b) design the production area or place equipment adhering to one-dimensional principle from inputs to outputs and ensure that production areas are separated from one another for cross-contamination prevention;

c) have lines and equipment suitable for animal feed production;

d) take measures to maintain ingredients used in animal feeds upon recommendation of their suppliers;

dd) take measures to control harmful organisms, impurities or waste causing contamination for the purpose of protecting safety and quality of animal feeds;

e) have equipment and instruments used for measurement that are tested or calibrated as regulated;

g) own or hire a laboratory to analyze animal feed quality during production process;

h) have technicians who obtain a university degree or higher in animal husbandry, veterinary medicines, biology, food technology or postharvest technology;

i) ensure that the facility producing animal feeds containing antibiotics takes measures to prevent spread or cross-contamination of different antibiotics or cross-contamination between animal feeds containing antibiotics and those without antibiotics;

k) adopt methods for environmental protection in conformity with law provisions on environmental protection.

2. Producers of internal-use animal feeds must satisfy conditions specified in Point a, b, c, d, dd, e, g, i and k Clause 1 this Article, except for production of animal feeds used in family farm.

3. The Government shall elaborate Clause 1 this Article.

Thus, in order to produce feed for farms in Vietnam, you need to meet the conditions specified in Clause 1, Article 38 of the 2018 Law on animal husbandry. 

2. What are conditions for animal feed stores in Vietnam? 

Article 40 of the Law on animal husbandry 2018 provides the following:

1. Equipment and instruments for animal feed maintenance under the guidance of their producers or suppliers must be available.

2. Places for selling or storing animal feeds must be separated or not be contaminated by pesticides, fertilizers and other poisonous chemicals.

3. Measures to prevent and fight for harmful organisms must be taken.

Thus, to be able to open an animal feed store in Vietnam, it is necessary to meet the conditions specified in Article 40 of the Law on animal husbandry 2018 to be able to open a shop.

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