Vietnam: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   VM2021-0106

This report provides information of the food and agricultural laws and regulations currently in force in Vietnam. Updates have been made to the Executive Summary, Section I – Food Laws, Section II – Labeling Requirements, Section IV – Food Additives Regulation, Section VI - Other Requirements, Regulations and Registration Measures, Section VII – Other Specific Standards, and Section X – Trade Facilitation. New sections added to the report include Section 3.2 – Packaging Sustainability Measures, and Section 7.3 – Plant-Based Meat and Dairy Alternatives.

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