Do establishment's owners have to train on knowledge about food safety and hygiene in Vietnam?
Do establishment's owners have to train on knowledge about food safety and hygiene in Vietnam? What are order of and procedures for the grant of certificates of food safety eligibility in Vietnam?
I am applying for a certificate of food safety eligibility, but I don't know if the owner of a food business has to be trained on knowledge about food safety and hygiene?
1. Do establishment's owners have to train on knowledge about food safety and hygiene in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 36 of the Law on Food Safety and Hygiene 2010 stipulating dossiers, order and procedures for the grant of certificates of food safety eligibility:
1. A dossier of application for a certificate of food safety eligibility comprises:
a/ An application for a certificate of food safety eligibility:
b/ A copy of the business registration certificate:
c/ Written explanations about the satisfaction of food safety and hygiene conditions of physical foundations, equipment and tools as prescribed by competent state management agencies:
d/ Health certificates of the establishments owner and persons directly engaged in food production and trading, issued by a district- or higher-level health establishment:
e/ Certificates of training in knowledge about food safety and hygiene of the establishment's owner and persons directly engaged in food production and trading as prescribed by line ministers.
Thus, according to current regulations, to trade in food, the establishment owner must have a certificate of training in knowledge about food safety and hygiene in Vietnam.
2. What are order of and procedures for the grant of certificates of food safety eligibility in Vietnam?
According to Clause 2, Article 36 of the Law on Food Safety and Hygiene 2010, order of and procedures for the grant of certificates of food safety eligibility are prescribed as follows:
2. The order of and procedures for the grant of certificates of food safety eligibility
a/ Food producers and traders shall submit dossiers of application for certificates of food safety eligibility to a competent state management agency defined in Article 35 of this Law;
b/ Within 15 days after the receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the competent state agency shall conduct field inspection of food safety assurance conditions at the producer's or trader's establishment. If all conditions are met. it shall grant a certificate of food safety eligibility; in case of refusing to grant a certificate, it shall issue a written reply clearly stating the reason.
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