Vietnam: 09 cases in which state inspection of food safety is exempted

08:48, 22/02/2018

The newly issued Decree No. 15/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government has specified cases in which state inspection of food safety is exempted, including the following 9 cases:

1. The product has the certificate of registered product declaration.

2. Foods in hand luggage of inbound passengers that are sent before or after the passengers arrive to serve the passengers’ personal needs; gifts within duty-free allowances.

3. Imports serving personal needs of people eligible for diplomatic immunities.

4. Products in transit, temporarily imported or in bonded warehouses.

5. Test samples whose quantities are suitable for the testing purposes and confirmed by the owners.

6. Products used for display at exhibitions or fairs.

7. Products, raw materials that are manufactured or imported for production or processing of exports or internal production and are not sold domestically.

8. Temporarily imported products for sale at duty-free shops.

9. Imports serving emergency purposes under orders of the Government or the Prime Minister.

In addition to the above-mentioned content, Decree No. 15/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government also additionally supplements cases where the certificate of food safety is not required, specifically: mobile food manufacturers and sellers; restaurants within hotels; industrial kitchens not registered as a food business.

10 cases where the certificate of food safety is not required

- Micro food manufacturers;

- Mobile food manufacturers and sellers;

- Micro food processors;

- Micro food sellers;

- Sellers of prepackaged foods;

- Manufacturers and sellers of instruments and materials for wrapping and storing food;

- Restaurants within hotels;

- Industrial kitchens not registered as a food business;

- Street food vendors;

- Any food business that has one of the following certificates: GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000 or an equivalent certificate.

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