Vietnam: The Ministry of Health shall manage the use of nutritious products for infants

According to Decree No. 100/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, nutritious products for infants include breast milk substitutes and nutritious complementary foods for under 24-month infants produced by industrial methods, which are up to the set standards and suitable to nutritional needs of each growth stage or special physiological conditions of infants.

To manage the trading in and use of nutritious products for infants, management agencies must have the following responsibilities:

- The Ministry of Health and other ministries and sectors, the People’s Committees at all levels shall, within the ambit of their tasks and powers, manage the use of nutritious products for infants; manage quality and safety of nutritious products for infants; inspect and examine the implementation of regulations on trading and use of nutritious products for infants, feeding bottles and teats.

- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall assume the prime responsibility for, and work with the Ministries of Health; Industry and Trade; and Information and Communications in, managing communications on and advertising of nutritious products for infants in accordance with law.

- The Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for, and work with the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee, socio-political and social organizations in, disseminating and guiding pregnant women, nursing mothers and members of their families the implementation of regulations on trading and use of nutritious products for infants, feeding bottles and teats.

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

Le Hai

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