Vietnam: Application for issuance of the certificate of food safety

According to Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, depending on the time and specific case, the corresponding dossier will be different, specifically as follows:

Application for a new certificate of food safety:

- The application form;

- The description of facilities, equipment and devices meeting food safety requirements;

- The certificate of good health or the written certification of health;

- The certificate of completion of a training course in food safety or the certificate of qualification in food safety of the establishment owner and persons directly engaging in the production or trading of foods.

Application for re-issuance of the certificate of food safety because of loss or damage:

The application form.

Application for re-issuance of the certificate of food safety because there are changes in production and/or business location, production process, food products or when the certificate of food safety expires

- The application form;

- The documents specified in Point b, Point c and Point d Clause 1 Article 4 of Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BCT.

Application for re-issuance of the certificate of food safety because there is a change of the food establishment’s name but the establishment owner, address, location, the production process and food products are kept unchanged:

- The application form;

- The certificate of food safety.

- The certificate of good health of the establishment owner;

- The certificate of completion of the training course in food safety or the certificate of qualification in food safety of the establishment owner.

View more details of procedures at Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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