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Recently, Vietnam's Ministry of Health published Circular No. 24/2019/TT-BYT (in Vietnamese), an updated consolidation of Vietnam's food additive regulation. The regulation goes into effect on October 16, 2019.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes Vietnam's food additive regulations, will be updated to reflect all relevant changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information. 

On April 19, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Vietnam.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes Vietnam's regulations. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

The BCGlobal MRL Databases currently display relevant established and proposed information for Vietnam.

On June 6, the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) notified the WTO of a draft food additive regulation. This regulation was published by the VFA in April 2018. Comments are due by August 5, 2018.

Vietnam's food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

Recently, the Vietnam Food Administration published a draft food additive regulation. Comments are due by April 20, 2018.

Vietnam's food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On January 29, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for the following countries:

• Honduras
• Panama
• Vietnam
• Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Austria

The Central American Custom Union, Vietnam, Korea, and the European Union’s food additive regulations are included in the International Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI. 

The Global MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Honduras, Panama, Vietnam, Korea, Romania, and Austria.

On August 30, Vietnam's Ministry of Health published a draft food additive regulation. Comments are due by September 20, 2017.

Vietnam's food additive regulations are included in the International Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health has published Circular No. 50/2016/TT-BYT amending MRLs of pesticides in food. The updated MRL regulation will enter into force on July 1, 2017, and replaces the current MRL regulation Decision No. 46/2007/QD-BYT.

Relevant MRL changes will appear in the Global MRL Database over the next several weeks.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published the following reports that contain information on food additive regulations

• Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards – FAIRS Country Report – Canada
• Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards – FAIRS Country Report – Vietnam

BCI's International Food Additive Database includes food additive use regulations for over 800 additives and 60 markets.  Please contact us for information on subscribing.

On September 7, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health notified the WTO of its draft Circular amending and supplementing some provisions of Vietnam’s regulation on MRLs for veterinary drugs in foods.

Comments are due by November 6, 2016.

Established veterinary drug MRLs appear in the veterinary drug section of the Global MRL Database. Please note that we are currently upgrading this section of the Global MRL Database to improve both its design and ease of use. Once this upgrade is completed, users will also be able to subscribe to additional data and features not currently available.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health recently posted draft MRL standard /2016/TT-BYT. Comments can be submitted domestically by June 20, 2016.

The draft standard will likely be notified to the WTO for international comments before being adopted. Relevant proposed MRLs will be added to the Global MRL Database in upcoming weeks following further analysis of the draft standard.