On November 01, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued Circular 16/2019/TT-BNNPTNT detailing the implementation of certain articles of Decree 109/2018/ND-CP on organic agriculture.
According to Clause 1, Article 9 of Circular 16/2019/TT-BNNPTNT, it is mandatory to recall agricultural products under the cases specified in Clause 3, Article 13 of Decree 109/2018/ND-CP. Accordingly, organizations and individuals engaged in production and business are responsible for developing a plan to recall organic agricultural products that do not ensure quality.
The recall of substandard organic agricultural products is carried out in the following two forms:
- Voluntary recall by the production and business organizations and individuals;- Mandatory recall at the request of a competent state authority.
According to Circular 16, acts of non-compliance regarding the quality of organic agricultural products are handled in accordance with the provisions of the law on administrative violations and relevant regulations concerning product quality control, food safety.
Refer to the detailed content in Circular 16/2019/TT-BNNPTNT, effective from December 18, 2019.
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