This Circular does not apply to nutritional formula for children. The production, trading, product announcement, labeling and giving instructions for this product shall be implemented in accordance with corresponding technical regulations and the laws on trading and using nutritional products for children.

Declaration of conformity and declaration of compliance to food safety regulations

1. There must be a declaration of conformity and registration of declaration of conformity at the Ministry of Health (Vietnam Food Administration) for imported and domestically produced functional foods that are regulated by technical regulations before they are put on the market.

2. There must be a declaration of compliance to food safety regulations and registration of declaration of compliance to food safety regulations at the Ministry of Health (Vietnam Food Administration) for imported and domestically produced functional foods that are not regulated by any technical regulations before they are put on the market.

3. Procedures, application for registration of declaration of conformity and declaration of compliance to food safety regulations for imported and domestically produced functional foods are defined in Article 6, Article 7 of the Government's Decree No. 38/2012/NĐ-CPdated April 25, 2012, detailing the implementation of some articles of the Law of Food safety and Article 4, 5, 7, 9 of the Circular No. 19/2012/TT-BYT dated November 09, 2012 of the Minister of Health guiding the Declaration of conformity and declaration of compliance to food safety regulations.