Legal Document

Title: Decree 38/2012/ND-CP, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the law on food safety

Type: Decree

Issuing Agency: Government

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Health

Issuing Date: 25-04-2012

This Decree details the implementation of some Articles of the Law on Food Safety for:

1. Publication of regulation conformity or publication of conformity with the provisions on food safety.

2. Assurance of safety for genetically modified food.

3. Grant and revocation of certificates of eligible facilities for food safety.

4. State inspection on food safety for imported or exported food.

5. Food labeling.

6. Assignment of responsibilities for State management on food safety:

a) Responsibilities of state management on food safety of the Ministry of Health;

b) Responsibilities of state management on food safety of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

c) Responsibilities of state management on food safety of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

d) Responsibilities of state management on food safety of the People's Committees at all levels;

đ) Coordination between the Ministries managing sectors in the performance of state management function on food safety.

7. Specialized inspection on food safety.

List Measures/Standards

Name	Description	Status	Measures/Standards	Measure Class
Health Certificate Required to Import Food Items	Imported food, processing aids and imported food-packaging tools, food packages and containers must satisfy relevant conditions prescribed in Chapter III of the Law on Food Safety.	Active	Measure	Goods
Certification of conformity publication of food safety regulations as functional foods, food fortified with micronutrients	Original materials of food must be safe and retain their inherent properties. Materials forming a food must not interact with one another to create products harmful to human health and life. Only micronutrients being vitamins, minerals and trace elements on the Minister of Health's list may be added to food with a content unharmful to human health and life.	Active	Measure	Goods
Health Certificate Required to Import Food Items only aiming to used internally in production facilities, supermarkets, hotels at four stars or higher rank	Imported food, processing aids and imported food-packaging tools, food packages and containers must satisfy relevant conditions prescribed in Chapter III of this Law	Active	Measure	Goods