Vietnam: Methods of conformity assessment of animal feed applicable from July 01, 2020

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According to Circular No. 04/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, methods of conformity assessment of animal feed are as follows:

- Conformity assessment shall be conducted using Method 5 or Method 7 mentioned in Circular No. 28/2012/TT-BKHCN dated December 12, 2012 of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Circular No. 02/2017/TT-BKHCN dated March 31, 2017 of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

If a manufacturer has been granted the Certificate of eligibility for manufacturing of animal feed or Certificate of eligibility for manufacturing of aquaculture feed that remains effective, it is not required to assess its manufacturing process.

- Sample of each product that will have its conformity declared shall be collected to assess conformity of all undesirable substances specified in this document.

- Sample of each domestically manufactured product that has had its conformity declared using Method 5 shall be collected to carry out surveillance audit every 12 months and test for all undesirable substances specified in this document at least every 03 years per substance.

- The collection of test samples for conformity assessment purpose shall comply with regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or National technical regulation or National standard on sampling of animal feed and aquaculture feed.

Besides, Circular No. 04/2020/TT-BNNPTNT stipulates that the declaration of conformity of animal feed must meet the following requirements:

- Animal feed and ingredients in aquaculture feed of organizations and individuals mentioned in Clause 2 Section I of this document shall comply with technical requirements specified in this document.

- The traders specified in Clause 2 Section I of this document are required to declare conformity of commercial animal feed and ingredients in aquaculture feed before they are sold on the market; household businesses (that manufacture, trade in and preliminarily process) are not required to declare conformity of commercial traditional feed and ingredients in aquaculture feed.

More details can be found in Circular No. 04/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, which takes effect from July 01, 2020.

Le Hai

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