Conditions for infrastructure of herbal ingredient processing facilities in Vietnam

According to Article 14 of the Circular No. 03/2016/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, conditions for infrastructure of herbal ingredient processing facilities are as follows:

1. The building and equipment must be designed, built, repaired, and maintained in a way that is appropriate for the production works and the scale of the facility. To be specific:

- The area for storage of raw herbal ingredients must satisfy the conditions specified in Clause 2 and 3 Article 9 of Circular No. 03/2016/TT-BYT.

- Production and processing areas:

+ Depending on the scale, herbal ingredient production areas shall be placed in a way that is convenient for moving raw materials during the process of production between the preparation area and deep processing area.

+ The preparation area is where raw materials are cleaned, cut, dried. The minimum area is 9 m2 and minimum volume is 27 m3.

+ The deep processing area is where raw materials are processed, drenched, The minimum area is 9 m2 and minimum volume is 27 m3.

+ The production area must be adequately large, airy, easy to clean, safe for production, convenient for work, and have a clean water supply system serving herbal ingredient production.

- Quality inspection area: The area where raw materials and finished products undergo quality inspection must be separate from the production area. The design of the quality inspection area must be appropriate for inspection tasks.

2. Auxiliary systems:

- Air treatment system: Each area must have a separate air treatment system or air conditioning system.

- Water treatment system: Depending on the requirements of each herbal ingredient processing method, the water source serving production must satisfy at least National Technical Regulation on domestic water.

- Wastewater, exhaust, and solid waste treatment systems: The processing facility must take appropriate measures for treating wastewater, exhaust, and solid wastes in order to ensure safety and hygiene.

- Fire safety system: The processing facility must have adequate fire safety and firefighting equipment according to regulations of law on fire safety.

View more details at the Circular No. 03/2016/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, issued on January 21, 2016.

Le Vy

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