The content required to write on the label in Vietnam

The content required to write on the label in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is label writing?

According to Clause 9, Article 2 of Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT, Label writing is showing basic, necessary content of cosmetic in label for customer to acknowledge, to rely on to choice, and use exactly,

For producers to advertise goods and to base for functional agencies in inspection and  supervisory.

2. The content required to write on the label in Vietnam

The content required to write on the label according to Article 18 of Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT are as follows:

- The cosmetic product’s label must be suitable for requirements for the cosmetic label writing set by The ASEAN. The following contents must be presented on the label:

+ The product’s name and function, unless the presented form of product has been displayed clearly the product’s function;

+ The usage instruction, unless the presented form clearly been displayed the product’s using manner;

+ The full formula ingredients: must write clearly ingredients according to the international nomenclature regulated for latest printed forms mentioned at point c, clause 1, Article 5 of this Circular (unnecessary  to write the percent rate of ingredients);

+ The country where the product was made;

+ The name and the address of organizations or individuals who are responsible for putting products on market (written fully in Vietnamese according to the business registration certificate or the investment permission certificate);

+ Quantification is presented with weight or volume, in regard to the meter system or the meter system and the British system;

+ The manufacture lot number;

+ The manufacture day or the expiry must be clearly presented (i.e.: day/month/year). The date writing way must clearly be presented and involved of month/year or day/month/year in right order.

The “expiry” or “the best using before date” can be exerted, if necessary, can add the instructed condition needs obey to make sure of the product’s stability.

Referring to products with the stability below 30 months, the writing of expiry day is compulsory;

+ Warning about safety for usage; especially, warnings in the “usage condition and required alarms are compelled to be printed the product’s label” column is referred in Appendices of ASEAN Cosmetic Treaty; these alarms are compelled to be printed on the label.

- In case, the size, the form, or the package material can not be fully printed information which is regulated in charter 1 of Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT on the original label, these required contents have to be printed on the auxiliary label attached with the cosmetic product and on the original label must figure out the position in which these contents are printed.

The following information is compelled to be printed on the original label of product‘s the direct packing:

+ The product’s name;

+ The product lot number.

3. The label location in Vietnam

The label location according to Article 16 of Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT is as follows:

- The cosmetic label must be glue on the commodity, package of commercial article on a location which is easy be seen of full regulated contents without disconnecting details or parts of the commodity.

- In case, the outward package is not permitted or impossible to open, there must be the label with the required information on the package.

4. The size, the appearance, and the content of label in Vietnam

The size, the appearance, and the content of label according to Article 17 of Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT are as follows:

- The organization or the individual who are responsible for putting products on the market may identify the size of cosmetic product label but must assure that the information writing on the label must be readable by the ordinary eyes.

The content of the label or the auxiliary label (if any) must be honest, clear, accurate, and reflect of exact product’s quality.

- The color of letter, numeral, drawing, sign, symbol which are displayed on the label must be clear. The color of letter and numeral must have contrast to the colored background of the label.

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