Vietnam: Regulations on labels of feeding bottles and teats

15:18, 10/11/2014

On November 06, 2014, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP on the trading in and use of nutritious products for infants, feeding bottles and teats.

Một số quy định đối với nhãn sản phẩm của bình bú và vú ngậm nhân tạo, 100/2014/NĐ-CP

According to Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, labels of feeding bottles and teats are prescribed as follows:

- The label of a feeding bottle product must satisfy the following requirements:

+ Having the following phrases in lower case “Strictly follow the instructions on hygiene and sterilization. The use of feeding bottles may make children refuse breastfeeding, or cause diarrhea.” The height of characters must be at least 2 mm. The color of characters must be bright and contrast with the background color of the label.

+ Providing proper instructions on hygiene-keeping and sterilization;

+ Having accurate names and addresses of the producer and distributor.

- Packages or labels of teats must display the following phrase in lower case: “Use of teats may negatively affect breast feeding.” The height of characters must be at least 2 mm. The color of characters must be bright and contrast with the background color of the label.

- Labels of feeding bottles and teats must not contain images or drawings of newborns and infants, breastfeeding mothers; images and words implying that these products are similar to the mother’s nipples.

- Regulations on labels of feeding bottles and teats in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article apply to both domestically made and imported feeding bottles and teats.

View details at Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from March 01, 2015.

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