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Capacity Building Programme for MSME on

International Prepared Food Standards [AANZ-0079-STR-05]

Index: Catalogue of Relevant Information related to

Regulations and Food Standards

Submitted by: Sathguru Management Consultants, Consultant engaged by ASEAN under AECSP Project on

Capacity Building Programme for MSME on International Prepared Food Standards

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Catalogue of Relevant Information Related to Regulations and Food Standards

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Contents Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................................... i

Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ ii

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1

ASEAN ........................................................................................................................................................... 2

Australia ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

Brunei Darussalam ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Cambodia .................................................................................................................................................... 14

Indonesia ..................................................................................................................................................... 18

Lao PDR ....................................................................................................................................................... 27

Malaysia ...................................................................................................................................................... 30

Myanmar ..................................................................................................................................................... 30

New Zealand ............................................................................................................................................... 32

Philippines ................................................................................................................................................... 40

Singapore .................................................................................................................................................... 51

Thailand ....................................................................................................................................................... 53

Viet Nam ..................................................................................................................................................... 70

Index: Catalogue of Relevant Information related to Regulations and Food Standards

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Introduction Lack of information on importing country / market requirements was the common need expressed by most of AANZFTA Parties. A compilation of Catalogue of regulations/guidelines index for each AANZFTA party is provided in D5.A.1 Index - Relevant Information related to Regulations and Food Standards. This section contains country wise list of legislation, standards and guidelines related to pre-packaged food manufacturing, food product standard, import-export, packaging &labelling, contaminants, prohibition, licensing & registration, etc. MSMEs exporting to AANZFTA Parties can use the list of legislation index to check against the files contained in the respective country catalogue.


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ASEAN List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in ASEAN region

File No. Title Scope Reference Purpose

1. ASEAN Common Food Control Requirements – ASEAN Principles and Guidelines for National Food Control Systems (CAC/GL 82-2013)

Guideline for national Food Control System

Food Control System

2. ASEAN Common Principles for Food Control System

ASEAN Food control system

Food control system

3. ASEAN Food Safety Policy Food Policy ASEAN Food Policy

4. SME Policy Index: ASEAN 2018 – Boosting Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth

ASEAN SME policy Report of Food Safety Policy 2018

5. ASEAN Common Food Control Requirements - ASEAN General Principles of Food Hygiene (CAC/RCP 1-1969. Rev.4-2003)

Food hygiene principle for pre-packaged food

Food Hygiene

6. ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Food Security and Nutrition Policy

ASEAN regional guideline on Food security and nutrition policy

Food security and nutrition

7. ASEAN Common Food Control Requirement - ASEAN Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection & Certification (CAC/GL-20 1995 5th edition)

ASEAN Principles for food import-export inspection and certification

Import-export

8. ASEAN Common Food Control Requirement - ASEAN Guidelines for the Design, Operation, Assessment and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CAC/GL 26 MOD)

Guidelines for the Design Operation Assessment and Accreditation of Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification - endorsed 19th PFPWG

9. ASEAN Common Food Control Requirement – ASEAN Guidelines for Food Import Control Systems (CAC/GL 47-2003)

Guideline for Food Import Control System

10. ASEAN Principles and Criteria for the establishment of Maximum Level for

Principles-and-Criteria-for-The-

Contaminants and residue


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Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed

Establishment-of-Maximum-Level-for-Contaminants-and-Toxins-in-Food-and-Feed

11. ASEAN General Standards for the Labelling of Prepackaged Food

Labelling-Prepackaged-Food-endorsed-22nd-PFPWG

Labelling

12. The ASEAN Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) Core Principles

The ASEAN Good Regulatory Practice (GRP) Core Principles

Good Regulatory Practice

13. ASEAN Common Requirements of Pre-packaged Products

Common Requirements of Pre-packaged Products

Regarding packaging standard, legal metrology

14. Handbook on Practical Application of ASEAN Common Requirements of Pre-Packaged Products

Handbook-on-ASEAN Common-Requirements-for-Pre-packaged-Products-ACRPP

Guideline on prepackaged food

15. Guidelines for ASEAN Food Reference Laboratories (endorsed by ACCSQ)

The ASEAN Food Testing Laboratory Committee (AFTLC) guideline

Food testing requirements

16. List of Food Additives Harmonized for 1st Priority Food Category – (endorsed 19th PFPWG)

List of Harmonized food category in ASEAN

17. List of Food Additives Harmonized for 2nd Priority Food Category – (endorsed 19th PFPWG)

18. ASEAN Guidelines on Inspection and Certification of Food Hygiene

Practical guidance to assist the national government, and their competent authority1 in inspection and certification of food hygiene

This guidance is intended for the implementation of the ASEAN Common Food Control Requirements (ACFCR) - ASEAN General Principles of Food Hygiene.

1 Throughout the document “competent authority” refers to one or more competent authorities as appropriate


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19. ASEAN General Guideline on Food Contact Materials

General guidelines for Food Contact Materials while specific requirements will be developed in separate documents

This document serves as a reference to ASEAN Member States as a means of enhancing food safety across the region through the establishment of harmonised requirements

20. ASEAN Guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practice for Food Contact Materials

General principles and requirements in relation to safety, composition, and organoleptic integrity of food contact materials placing on the market of ASEAN Member States

To complement the ASEAN General Guideline on Food Contact Materials


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Australia List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Australia


1. Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Australia legislation Main Food Safety Legislations

2. Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994

3. Food Regulation 2016

4. Food Act 2001 Australian Capital Territory Legislation

State and territory food safety Legislations

5. Food Regulations 2002

6. Food Act 2003 No 43 Australia New South Wales legislation 7. Food Regulation 2015 under the

Food Act 2003

8. Food Act 2016 (NT) Australia Northern Territory (NT) legislation

9. Food Act 2006 (the Act) Australia Queensland Legislation (QLD) legislation 10. Food Regulation 2006

11. Food Production (Safety) Act 2000

12. Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014

13. South Australian Food Act 2001 South Australian (SA) legislation 14. Food Regulation 2002

15. Tasmanian Food Act, 2003 Tasmanian (TSA) legislation

16. Food Regulation 2012

17. Victorian Food Act 1984 Victoria (VIC) legislation

18. Food Act 2008 Western Australia (WA) legislation 19. Food Regulations 2009

20. Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 Therapeutic

21. Biosecurity Act 2015 Biosafety law Quarantine

22. Imported Food Control Act 1992 Australia import control

23. Imported Food Control Amendment Act 2018

24. Food-Medicine Interface Guidance Tool

For food and health supplements

Food-drug interference guidance tool


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25. Standard 4.2.2 Primary production and processing standard for poultry meat

Poultry Meat Processing Food Code Australia related to product standard

26. Standard 4.2.1 Primary production and processing standard for seafood

Seafood Processing

27. Standard 4.2.3 Primary production and processing standard for meat

Meat Processing

28. Standard 4.2.4 Primary production and processing standard for dairy products

Related to Dairy

29. Standard 4.2.5 Primary production and processing standard for eggs and egg product

Egg Processing

30. Standard 4.2.6 Production and processing standard for seed sprouts

Related to seed sprouts

31. Standard 4.5.1 Wine production requirements

Wine

32. Standard 4.1.1 Primary production and processing standards - preliminary provisions

Processing related

33. Standard 1.6.2 Processing requirements for meat

Meat

34. Standard 1.4.2 Agvet Chemicals Related to Chemicals Food Code Australia- related to pesticide residue MRL 35. Schedule 20 MRL for pesticides Pesticides

36. Schedule 21 Extraneous residue limits

Residue

37. Standard 3.1.1 Interpretation and Application

Regulation interpretation Food Code Australia- related to food processing requirement and hygiene 38. Standard 3.2.1 Food safety

programs Food safety

39. Standard 3.2.2 Food safety practices and general requirements

Food Safety general requirements

40. Standard 3.2.3 Food premises and equipment

Food premises hygiene requirements


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Table 1. FSANZ Australia and New Zealand Common Standard for food


1. Standard 1.2.1 Requirements to have labels or otherwise provide information

Label Labelling, claims, marking standards, nutritional information panel and calculations 2. Standard 1.2.2 Information

requirements – food identification Label

3. Standard 1.2.3 Information requirements – warning statements, advisory statements and declarations

Label

4. Standard 1.2.4 Information requirements - statement of ingredients

Label

5. Standard 1.2.5 Information requirements – date marking of food for sale

Date of marking

6. Standard 1.2.6 Information requirements – directions for use and storage

Direction for use

7. Standard 1.2.7 Nutrition, health and related claims

Health claims

8. Standard 1.2.8 Nutrition information requirements

Nutrition information

9. Standard 1.2.10 Information requirements – characterizing ingredients and components of food

Information requirements

10. Schedule 4 Nutrition, health and related claims

Claims

11. Schedule 5 Nutrient profiling scoring method

Nutrient profile

12. Schedule 9 Mandatory advisory statements

Advisory statement

13. Schedule 10 Generic names of ingredients and conditions for their use

Ingredients

14. Schedule 11 Calculation of values for nutrition information panel

Nutritional information panel


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15. Schedule 12 Nutrition information panels

Nutrition information panels

16. Schedule 13 Nutrition information required for food in small packages


17. Schedule 25 Permitted novel foods Novel foods Permitted Novel Food and Foods requiring pre-market clearance

18. Standard 1.5.1 Novel foods Novel foods

19. Standard 1.5.2 Food produced using gene technology

GM Food

20. Schedule 26 Food produced using gene technology

GM Food

21. Standard 1.5.3 Irradiation of food Irradiated food

22. Standard 1.3.1 Food additives Food additives Substances added to or present in food 23. Standard 1.3.2 Vitamins and

minerals Vitamins and minerals

24. Standard 1.3.3 Processing aids Processing aids

25. Schedule 7 Food additive class names (for statement of ingredients)

Food additive

26. Schedule 8 Food additive names and code numbers (for statement of ingredients)

Food additive

27. Schedule 14 Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives

Food additive

28. Schedule 15 Substances that may be used as food additives

Food additive

29. Schedule 16 Types of substances that may be used as food additives

Food Additive

30. Schedule 17 Vitamins and minerals Vitamins and minerals

31. Schedule 18 Processing aids Processing aids

32. Standard 1.6.1 Microbiological limits in food

Microbiological limits in food

Microbiological limits and processing requirements

33. Schedule 27 Microbiological limits in food

Microbiological limits


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34. Standard 1.4.1 Contaminants and natural toxicants

Contaminants and natural toxicants

Contaminants and residues

35. Standard 1.4.4 Prohibited and restricted plants and fungi

Prohibited plants and fungi

36. Schedule 19 Maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants

contaminants and natural toxicants

37. Schedule 22 Foods and classes of foods

Foods and classes of foods Various Food Standards

38. Standard 2.1.1 Cereal and cereal products

Cereal and cereal products

39. Standard 2.3.1 Fruit and vegetables Fruit and vegetables

40. Standard 2.3.2 Jam Jam

41. Standard 2.2.1 Meat and meat products

Meat and meat products

42. Standard 2.2.2 Eggs and egg products

Eggs and egg products

43. Standard 2.2.3 Fish and fish products

Fish

44. Standard 2.4.1 Edible oils Edible oils

45. Standard 2.4.2 Edible oil spreads Edible oil spreads

46. Standard 2.5.1 Milk Milk

47. Standard 2.5.2 Cream Cream

48. Standard 2.5.3 Fermented milk products

Fermented milk products

49. Standard 2.5.4 Cheese Cheese

50. Standard 2.5.5 Butter Butter

51. Standard 2.5.6 Ice cream Ice cream

52. Standard 2.5.7 Dried milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk

Dairy

53. Standard 2.6.1 Fruit juice and vegetable juice

Fruit and vegetable

54. Standard 2.6.2 Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks

Non-alcoholic beverages


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55. Standard 2.6.3 Kava Kava

56. Standard 2.6.4 Formulated caffeinated beverages

Caffeinated beverages

57. Standard 2.7.1 Labelling of alcoholic beverages and food containing alcohol

Labelling of alcoholic beverages

58. Standard 2.7.2 Beer Beer

59. Standard 2.7.3 Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead

Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead

60. Standard 2.7.4 Wine and wine product

Wine

61. Standard 2.7.5 Spirits Spirits

62. Standard 2.8.1 Sugar and sugar products

Sugar and sugar products

63. Standard 2.8.2 Honey Honey

64. Standard 2.10.1 Vinegar and related products

Vinegar and related products

65. Standard 2.10.2 Salt and salt products

Salt and salt products

66. Standard 2.10.3 Chewing gum Chewing gum

67. Standard 2.10.4 Miscellaneous standards for other foods

Miscellaneous standards for other foods

68. Standard 2.9.1 Infant formula products

Infant formula

69. Standard 2.9.2 Food for infants Food for infants

70. Standard 2.9.3 Formulated meal replacements and formulated supplementary foods

Meal replacement and supplementary food

71. Standard 2.9.4 Formulated supplementary sports foods

Supplementary sports foods

72. Standard 2.9.5 Food for special medical purposes

Food for special medical purposes

73. Schedule 28 Formulated caffeinated beverages

Beverages

74. Schedule 29 Special purpose foods Special purpose foods


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75. Schedule 1 RDIs and ESADDIs RDIs and ESADDIs

76. Schedule 2 Units of measurement Units of measurement

77. Schedule 3 Identity and purity Identity and purity

78. Schedule 6 Required elements of a systematic review

Required elements of a systematic review

79. Schedule 23 Prohibited plants and fungi

Prohibited plants and fungi Prohibited foods

80. Schedule 24 Restricted plants and fungi

Restricted plants and fungi

*The regulations highlighted in red font are not available on agency websites/ public domain and hence could not be provided in the catalogue. Regulations highlighted in blue font are available in country’s local language.


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Brunei Darussalam List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Brunei Darussalam


1. Chapter 182 Public Health (Food) Act 182

Act concerning food products

Main Food Legislations, also covering general provisions for labelling, nutritional labelling, food additives, contaminants etc.

2. Public Health (Food) Act (Chapter 182) Public Health (Food) Regulations

Regulation pertaining to food products

3. Public Health (Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

Amendment

4. Wholesome Meat Order, 2011 Regulation concerning meat and meat products

5. Chapter 61, Fisheries Act, 2009 Act pertaining to fisheries production and farming

Fisheries related

6. Fisheries Regulations 1972 Regulation of Fishing

7. Fisheries (Fish Processing Establishments) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004

Fish processing establishment Regulation

8. Fisheries (Fish Processing Establishments) Regulations, 2002

Fish processing establishment Regulation

9. Infectious Diseases Act, Chapter 204

Quarantine related

10. Infectious Diseases (Quarantine) Regulations

11. Chapter 183, Halal Meat Law 2014 Halal related

12. Halal Meat (Amendment) Rules, 2008

13. BD 24 - 2007 Halal Brunei Darussalam Food Standard

Regulatory standards of Halal Food

14. GD 24:2010. May, 2010 Brunei Darussalam Guidelines for Manufacturing and Handling of Halal Medicinal Products, Traditional Medicines and Health Supplements

Halal Products Health supplements

15. Food Import Registration Online Application: User Information & Guide, 2016

Import Requirements Import Related


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Cambodia List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Cambodia


1. Law 2000-Law on the Quality and Safety of Products, Goods and Services

Quality and safety of goods Main Food Safety legislations

2. Inter-ministerial Prakas No. 868 – The implementation and institutional arrangements of food safety based on the farm to table approach

Implementation and coordination of agencies responsible for the food safety management system from farm to table (2010)

3. Law on Standards of Cambodia, 2007

It covers all the activities related to standardization, quality assurance and related activities within the whole territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Food Standard body legislation

4. Sub-decree 15 on Phytosanitary Inspection

Phytosanitary inspection Roles & responsibilities of various agencies

5. Joint Prakas date 16-Jan-2015 Joint Declaration of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Health on Management of Quality of Services and Procedures for the Elimination of Health Products

6. RGC's circular No. 03 SR Quality management and measures to control the quality and safety of products, goods and foods containing chemicals (2000)

7. Inter-ministerial Prakas No. 401 SHV.BK

Enforcement of control of unsafe food products, plants, animals, animal products, fisheries and fish products imported into the Kingdom of Cambodia

8. Prakas No. 143 - The establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Committee

Establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Committee coordinating the inspection


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coordinating Inspection of quality and safety of products and services

of quality and safety of products and services

9. Ministry of Health No. 0211 RBS.ORBS - Roles and Responsibilities of Control Agent for Pharmaceutics, Food, Medical equipment, and Cosmetics and Private Medical, Paramedical and Medical Aid Services

Roles and Responsibilities

10. Sub-Decree No. 67 ANKr.MK (Anukret) on Organization and Functioning of Ministry of Health

Functioning of ministry of health

11. Cambodia Biosafety Law NS/RKM/0208/006

Law on Biosafety Biosafety related

12. Prakas No. 168 MIH/2015 dated 15 June 2015

Technical Regulation CTR 006: 2015 for natural mineral water production (2015).

Mineral Water Standard

13. 133 ANK/BK- Sub-Decree on marketing of Products for Infant and Young Child Feeding

Marketing of Products for Infant and Young Child Feeding

Infant Food


Technical Regulation CTR 008: 2015 for food additives (2015).

Food Additives

15. Prakas No. 002 – Cambodia list of maximum residue levels of pesticides in products originated from plants

MRL of pesticides Contaminants -including pesticides MRL, chemical contaminants, microbiological, heavy metal etc. 16. Prakas No. 169 MIH/2015 dated 15

June 2015 Technical Regulation CTR 007: 2015 for food contamination and pollution

17. Sub-Decree No. 47 on Food Hygiene for Humans

Food hygiene for humans Food Hygiene

18. Sub-Decree No. 16 on examination of animal hygiene and products originating from animals

Animal products hygiene


Technical Regulation CTR 004: 2015 for Polyethylene Terephthalate bottles for

Packaging related


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storing food products" (2015)

20. Prakas on Cambodian Standards CS 001:2000 Labelling of food product

The labelling of prepackaged food

Labelling and advertisement related

21. Prakas No. 329/Moc/M99 on measures against food products devoid of appropriate packaging labels

Measures against food products devoid of appropriate packaging labels

22. Cambodia Letter No. 659 date 09-08-2017 of MoH advertisement of product

The request for measures to curb exaggerated interpretations concerning advertising for pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food products

23. Cambodia Prakas No. 649 date 04-08-2017

Prakas on the certification of sale of food products and the provision of sanitary certificates for food products.

Certification, registration and license related

24. Cambodia Prakas No. 165 DGH-DDF, date 15-03-2016

Prakas on the granting of certificates for the sale of food products and the provision of sanitary certificates for food products

25. Prakas No-607 on procedures and formalities for establishment of factory and handicraft

Procedures and formalities for establishment of factory and handicraft

26. NMAP-NCD (13-6-2018) Procedures and formalities for establishment of factory and handicraft

27. Prakas No. 183 MOC/SM 2006 Banned chemicals on food products (2006)

Prohibited goods

28. Anukret No. 209 ANK.BK on the Enforcement of the List of Prohibited and Restricted Goods

Prohibited and restricted goods

29. Cambodia Prakas No. 093 date 09-02-2015 on the import-export administration form

Prakas on amendment to Prakas No. 1031 / AO of the ministry of health dated 3 november 2008 on

Import-export related


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the import-export administration form

30. Letter No. 1271 SChN dated 07 October 2008

Investigation and prevention of the importation and distribution of formulas containing banned Melamine



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Indonesia List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Indonesia


1. Number 18 Year 2012 concerning food

Food act- framework law, basic legislation, food quality control/food safety, food security, consumer protection, institution, nutrition, packaging/labelling, processing/ handling, standards, meat, right to food, food sovereignty, maximum residue limit

Main food legislation

2. Indonesia BPOM regulation number 21 of 2016

Food category

3. Indonesia regulation number 28 of 2004 concerning food safety, quality and nutrition

Regulation concerning food safety, quality and nutrition

Other food regulations

4. Indonesia regulation number 17 of 2015 concerning food security and nutrition

Regulation concerning food security and nutrition

5. Government regulation (pp) number 57 of 2015

Regulation concerning quality and safety assurance system as well as increasing value added of fishery products

6. Biscuit SNI (2973:2018) Biscuit standard Specific product standards

7. SNI (3553:2015); (6242:2015); (6241:2015); and (7812:2013)

Bottled water

8. Indonesia Industrial minister regulation no. 78/2016

Bottled water

9. Indonesia regulation 49/2012 Enforcement of Indonesian national standard (SNI) bottled drinking water (AMDK)

10. Palm oil cooking SNI (7709:2012) Palm cooking oil

11. Flour SNI (3751:2018) Wheat flour


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12. Indonesia industrial minister regulation 74/m-ind/per/10/2016

Wheat flour

13. Fisheries minister regulation no. 58/2016.

Regulation on the SNI for canned tuna, sardine and mackerel

14. Indonesia BPOM regulation no. 19/2019

Guidelines for good production methods for commercial sterile food that are processed and aseptically packed

Other food regulations

15. Regulation of the head of the food and drug supervisory board no. 14/2016

Safety and quality standards for alcoholic beverages


Commercial sterile food requirements

17. Regulation of the president of the republic of Indonesia Number 74 of 2013

Control and supervision of alcoholic beverages


Control of hazardous substances abused in food


Supervised organic processed food

Organic food

20. Decision no. Hk.00.05.23.3644 concerning basic provisions of food supplement control

Basic provisions of food supplement control

Food supplementation

21. Hk.00.05.23.3644 attachment Attachment of basic provisions of food supplement control

22. Ministerial regulation 49/2014 Quality standards for nutrition, labeling, and advertising of growth formula milk and growth formula children age 1-3 years

Infant food


Advanced formula control


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Concerning supervision of growth formula


Special beverage monitoring for pregnant women and / or breastfeeding mothers


Amendment to the regulation of the drug and food supervisory agency number 1 of 2018 concerning supervision of processed food for special nutrition purposes

Special nutrition food


Food irradiation Irradiated food


Health supplement quality requirements

Health supplements related


Health supplement supervision

30. Indonesia BPOM no. Hk.03.1.23.03.12.1563 year 2012

Guideline for risk assessment of food safety of gm food

GM foods

31. Indonesia Government regulation no. 28/2004

Security, quality and nutrition of food


Supervision of genetically engineered food products


Amendment to the regulation of the head of the drug and food supervisory agency number hk.03.1.23.03.12.1563 year 2012 regarding guidelines for the assessment of food safety of genetically engineered products

34. Indonesia halal law 33 of 2014 concerning halal product assurance

Regulation concerning halal product assurance

Halal related

35. Regulation of Minister of health of the republic of Indonesia no. 033 year 2012 on food additives

Food additive Food additive


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Food additive

37. BPOM regulation no. 4 to 25/2013 and no. 36 to 38/2013

BPOM has released maximum limits of the use food additives in its regulations

38. Indonesia BPOM regulation 22/2016

Requirements of flavor in food as additive

39. Regulation of the head of Indonesian national agency for drug and food control no. 4/2013 to regulation of the head of Indonesian national agency for drug and food control no. 24/2013

Maximum limit of food additive


Regulation on the use of enzyme and enzyme immobilization agents for processing aids

41. BPOM regulation no. 8/2016 Requirements for mixed food additives

42. Indonesia ETC 18 Supervision of food additives and circulation of hazardous substances abused in food

43. Food additive reg-033-2012-translation

44. Regulation of the head of Indonesian national agency for drug and food control no. 10 of 2013 on the maximum limit of anticaking agent as food additive


Types and maximum limits allowed for sweeteners

46. Indonesia BPOM regulation 034 of 2012

Maximum limit of melamine in food

Contaminants - chemical, microbiological, pesticide residue, heavy metal, antibiotics, others

47. Indonesia BPOM regulation no. 13/ 2019

Maximum limits of microbial contamination in processed food


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48. SNI 01-6366-2000 Maximum microbe pollutant limits and maximum residue limits in animal origin foodstuff

49. SNI 7313:2008 Maximum limit of pesticide residue on agricultural products this SNI regulates MRL for 196 type of pesticide


Regulation replaces BPOM regulation no. 00.06.1.52.4011 of 2009 on microbiological criteria in processed food


Regulation replaces BPOM regulation no. 00.06.1.52.4011 of 2009 on maximum limit of heavy metal contaminants in processed food


Regulation replaces BPOM regulation no. 00.06.1.52.4011 of 2009 on maximum limit of chemical contaminants in processed food


Maximum limits of heavy metal contamination in processed food

54. Indonesia PERMENPERIN 20 / M-IND / per / 2/2012

Enforcement of Indonesian national standards (SNI) of melamine products - compulsory eating and drinking equipment

55. Indonesia decree no. 881 MENKES SKB viii 1996

Maximum limit of pesticides residues on agricultural results

56. Indonesia BPOM regulation no.7/2018

Regulation concerning raw materials prohibited in processed foods

Prohibited raw materials


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Revocation of regulation of the head of drug and food supervisory agency number hk.00.06.1.0256 of 2008 concerning prohibition of addition of vitamin k in dairy products

58. Government regulation (pp) number 69 of 1999

Regulation concerning food label and advertisement

Labelling and advertisement


Processed food labels


Inclusion of food additive information on food labels and advertising


Technical guidelines for supervision of processed food advertising


Nutrition label reference


Claim control on processed food labels and advertisements

64. Indonesia PERMENKES 30/2013 Inclusion of sugar, salt and fat content information and health messages for processed foods and ready-to-eat foods

65. NOMOR hk.03.1.23.11.11.09909 TAHUN 2011 concerning claim supervision in processed food labels and ads

Control of claim on processed food labeling and advertisement


Nutritional value information on processed food labels

67. BPOM regulation no. 20/2019 Food packaging Packaging related


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68. BPOM regulation no. 16/2014 Revocation of regulation of the head of drug and food supervisory agency number hk.03.1.23.07.11.6664 of 2011 lists of permitted and prohibited food packaging materials

69. Guideline for monitoring in food production PKBPOM no 3 TAHUN 2016

Guidelines for implementing local security measures in supervision of drug and food distribution in production, distribution, and service of drug and food services

Hygiene related

70. Laws of the republic Indonesia NOMOR 18 TAHUN 2012 about food

Regulation related to food Others

71. Indonesia BPOM hk.03.1.23.04.12.2208 about implementation of Indonesian national work competency standards of industrial sector processing of the food and drinking industrial sub sector

Enforcement of Indonesian national work competency standards in the manufacturing industry sector food and beverage industry sub-sector in the field of food safety


Guidelines for granting home industrial food production certificates


Guidelines for supervision of home industry food


Implementation of the food safety risk management program in the food industry


Withdrawal of food from circulation


Processed food registration


Amendment to the regulation of the head of the drug and food supervisory agency number hk.03.1.5.12.11.09955 of


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2011 concerning registration of processed food


Amendment to the regulation of the head of the drug and food supervisory agency number hk.03.1.5.12.11.09956 of 2011 regarding the procedure for the registration of processed food

79. Government regulation (PP) number 4 of 2016

Regulation concerning importation of livestock and animal product, in certain case, from a country or zone of the exporting country

Imports related

80. Regulation of the minister of agriculture of R.I. no. 34/Permentan/pk210/7/2016 concerning on import of carcass, meat, offal and/or their processed products into the Indonesian territory

Regulation on import of carcass, meat, offal and/or their processed products into the Indonesian territory

81. Regulation of the minister of agriculture RI no. 84/Permentan/pd.410/8/2013

Regulation on import of carcass, meat, edible offal, and or its processed products into the territory of the state of the republic of Indonesia

82. Food import control regulation Head of NADFC (National Agency for Drug and Food control) regulation no. 12/2015

Regulation on drug and food importation control

83. Indonesia NADFC no. 13/2015 Regulation on material for drug and food importation control


Recommendations for obtaining approval for import of complementary goods, goods for market test purposes, and after sales service


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85. SNI 3556:2016 Iodized salt consumption

86. SNI 3140.2-2011 Sugar - part 2: refinement

87. SNI 3747:2013 Cocoa powder

88. SNI 2983:2014 Instant coffee

89. SNI 8222:2016 Canned sardine and mackerel

90. SNI 01-6993-2004 Food additives artificial sweeteners - the requirements for use in food products

91. SNI 3140.3:2010/amd1:2011 White sugar

92. SNI 6729:2013 Organic food system

93. Food Additives



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Lao PDR List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Lao PDR


1. Lao PDR Food Law 2013 Food law Main Food Legislation

2. National Food Safety Policy, 2009 Food safety policy Other food related legislation 3. Ministerial regulation on the basic

principles in the application of sanitary and technical measures for the food safety management

SPS for Safety Food Regulation

4. Decision on Iodized salt standard Standard IODIN in salt Regulation

5. Lao PDR Alcohol Law

6. Drinking Water in Bottle Regulation

7. Ministerial Regulation on the basic principles in the application of sanitary and technical measures for food safety management (3/2009)

8. Decision of the minister of agriculture and forestry on organic agriculture standard

Decision no. 1666/MAF of the minister of agriculture and forestry on organic agriculture standards

Organic

9. Regulation on labeling of prepackaged food

Lao PDR Food Labelling Regulation No. 519 of 2009

Labelling and advertisement

10. Regulation on the Use of Standard Mark for Lao Product & Goods

11. Regulation on Advertisement (2016)

12. Decree No. No. 13/PO of President on the promulgation of the law on hygiene, disease prevention and health promotion

Hygiene and Inspection

13. Ministerial Regulation No. 518-MoH on the basic principles in the application of sanitary and technical measures for food safety management

14. Decision on food Inspection, Food Inspection Regulation 297, MOH (2012)

Food inspection regulation final_08.02.2012


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15. Standard of Operating Procedure for Food Inspection

Which include Food Factory, Drinking water Factory, Ice Factory, Market, Minimarket, Restaurant in Hotel, and Restaurant.

16. Five Keys for Safer Food by WHO

17. Decree of president of the Lao PDR on the law on promulgation of the law on hygiene, disease prevention and health promotion

18. Regulation on food registration Registration and License

19. Regulation on registration of product and goods

Food Premises registration No 1600/FDA

20. Regulation on the control on production, exported-imported safe food

Food Import-Export Regulation

Import-Export

21. Regulation on Export-Import and Transfer on Food

22. Decision No. 0452 on procedure for rice import and export

Rice related

23. Law on consumer protection, 2010 Industry and Commerce Regulations 24. Law on the promotion of small and

medium enterprises

25. Marketing Legislation Law

26. The Law on the Response of the Market and the Contribution of Exporters' Countries,2019

27. Law on Chemical Management, 2016

28. The law protects producers affected by the import of goods, 2017

29. Agreement on Drinking Water Factory, 2005

30. Agreement on the Slaughterhouse Standard, 2019


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31. Agreement on Industrial Chemistry, 2018

32. Law on livestock production and veterinary matters, 2008

Agriculture Regulations

33. Lao PDR regulation on Good Agriculture Practice

34. Regulation on the Control of Pesticides in Lao PDR

35. Decree on the control and movement of animal and animal products

36. Slaughterhouse agreement, No 0942

37. Environment Protection Law, 1999 Natural Resource and Environment Regulations 38. The Law on the Response of the

Market and the Contribution of Exporters' Countries,2019

39. Law on Chemicals, 2016

40. The law protects producers affected by the import of goods, 2017

41. Agreement on Drinking Water Factory, 2005

42. Agreement on the Slaughterhouse Standard, 2019

43. Agreement on Industrial Chemistry, 2018

44. Order on tobacco control with minimum retail and wholesale prices, 2018



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Malaysia List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Malaysia

File No. Title Scope Reference purpose

1. Food Act 1983 Primary Food Act Food Safety and Quality including food product standard, packaging, labelling, claims, contaminants, pesticide residues, supplements and other food standards

2. P.U.(A) 437/85 Food Regulations 1985

Primary Food Regulation

3. Food Hygiene Regulations 2009 Food Hygiene 4. Food Irradiation Regulations, 2011,

PU(A) 143/2011 Food Irradiation

5. Food (Issuance of Health Certificates for Export of Fish and Fish Products to European Union) Regulations 2009, PU(A) 092/2009

Health certificate requirement for export of Fish and Fish Products to EU

Fish Export

6. Food (Food Analysis Fees) Regulations 2016

Fee for Food Analysis Food Analysis

7. Food (compounding of Offences) Regulations 2017

Compound actions for offenses under the Food Regulations 1985

Food Offence

8. Food Analyst Act 2011 Registration of food analyst and its practice 9. Food Analyst Regulations 2013 Registration of food analyst

and its practice 10. Approved Laboratory and Analyst

Appointment and Revocation Approved laboratory and appointment of analyst

Food Testing Laboratory

11. Trade Description (Definition of Halal) Order 2011

Order Defining Halal in Malaysia

Halal Food

12. Halal Food Standard MS1500:2009, Halal Food - Production, Preparation, Handling and Storage General Guidelines (Second Revision)

Halal Food Standard



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Myanmar List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Myanmar


1. The national food act, 1997 Primary law related to food safety

Main food legislation

2. Food amendment act, 2013

Other food related legislations 3. Directive 2/98 water demand of the

plant to produce at least Water demand of the plant

4. Directive 3-98-yoesone minimum requirements

Yoesone produce industry minimum requirements

5. Freshwater fisheries law 1991 Freshwater fish law

6. Law on standardization 2014 Standards

7. Directive no. 3/2014 ASEAN food control guideline

Announcement on ASEAN food control guideline

8. Infant formula cover bms-order-no.22201424-7-2014

Infant formula domestic production, import of breast milk substitute (BMS) order delivery is to be displayed on the website

Infant food

9. Directive no. 1/2019 labeling requirement for the business

Labeling requirement for the business

Labelling

10. Directive no. 4/2009 Applying the GMP, HACCP food safety system in processing establishments

Hygiene

11. Directed 1/98 food production industry minimum requirements

Minimum requirement for the food manufacturing business

License and registration

12. Directive no. 1/2010 registration for fisheries product

Licensing for fisheries processing plants, landing sites and auction markets

13. Directive no. 3/2016 health certificate for exporting marine products

Health certificate for exporting fishery products

Import/export

14. Directive no.8/2018 technical regulation for fisheries and fishery products

Amending the technical regulation for export and import fishery products


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15. Directive no. 2/2015 Technical regulation for export and import fishery products

16. Regulations for Importation and exportation of animals and animals’ products, 2013

Rules & regulations of importing and exporting of animal and animal products

17. Notification no. 16/2005 Inspection on exporting animals, animal products and animal feed

Animal products and animal feed

18. Notification no. 15/2005 Order on the imported animal, animal products and animal feed inspection

Animal products and animal feed

19. Animal health and development law 1993

Animal health and development law 1993 (eng)

Animal health

20. The law amending the animal health and development law 2010

Animal health law

21. Application form for import recommendation on fisheries product

Application Form Application form

22. Application form for export recommendation on fisheries product

Application Form

23. Application form the import recommendation for animal, animal product, animal feed

Application Form

24. Application form retail/wholesale Application Form

25. Export application form Application Form

26. Myanmar trade net eservice guide book for user

Guide book User guide

27. Consumer protection law 2019 Consumer protection law Consumer



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New Zealand List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in New Zealand


1. Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Combined Australia and New Zealand Food standard Act. It is a Food regulation agreement between the Commonwealth, the States, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory

Primary Food Legislations

2. Food Act 2014 Primary Food Act by Ministry of Primary Industry New Zealand

3. Food Regulations 2015 Primary Food Regulation

4. The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997

Act related to agriculture inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides use, animal remedies, etc

Other food legislations

5. The Wine Act 2003 Act defining wine and its related products standard, fees, levis, charges, and recall of wine

6. Biosecurity Act 1993

7. Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

Act related to the assessment of hazardous substance and new organisms, procedure of assessment, prohibited organisms, release and approval of new organisms

8. Animal Products (Exemptions and Inclusions) Order 2000

Acts related to animals products (fish, dairy, animal meat & products) exempting from risk management programme, homekill & recreational catch, etc

9. The Animal Products Act 1999 Act specifying the animal product standard, export of animal product, its requirements, game estates,


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cost recovery, offences, penalties and proceedings

10. Standard 2.9.6 Transitional standard for special purpose foods (including amino acid modified foods)

Special purpose food Special purpose food

11. New Zealand Food (Supplemented Food) Standard 2016

Regulation related to the standard of supplemented food, restriction on addition of substance, prohibition of substance to be added in supplemented food

Supplemented Food

12. Food (Tutin in Honey) Standard 2016 Standards for honey, its harvesting, beekeeper requirements, sampling & testing requirements, management of honey that exceed the maximum level

Other Food product Standards

13. New Zealand (Permitted Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid) Food Standard 2012

Fortification

14. New Zealand (Bee Product Warning Statements - Dietary Supplements) Food Standards 2002

Regulation on warning statements for products containing royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis when sold as dietary supplements.

15. Food Standards 2002 Food (Uncooked Comminuted Fermented Meat) Standard 2008

Regulation pertaining to Meat Product

16. Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005

Regulation pertaining to Dairy Product

17. Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985

Regulatory standard f dietary supplement, general requirement, labelling, specific requirement, offences and penalty

Dietary supplement

18. Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds

Regulation for maximum residue level for agriculture compounds, exemptions from MRL levels for

Contaminants


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agriculture compounds and veterinary medicines

19. Animal products notice contaminants specifications

Regulation on animal products standard, maximum permissible levels, sampling method for fish, maximum permissible levels for exogenous contaminants

Table 1. FSANZ Australia and New Zealand Common Standard for food


1. Standard 1.2.1 Requirements to have labels or otherwise provide information

Label Labelling, claims, marking standards, nutritional information panel and calculations 2. Standard 1.2.2 Information

requirements – food identification Label

3. Standard 1.2.3 Information requirements – warning statements, advisory statements and declarations

Label

4. Standard 1.2.4 Information requirements - statement of ingredients

Label

5. Standard 1.2.5 Information requirements – date marking of food for sale

Date of marking

6. Standard 1.2.6 Information requirements – directions for use and storage

Direction for use

7. Standard 1.2.7 Nutrition, health and related claims

Health claims

8. Standard 1.2.8 Nutrition information requirements


9. Standard 1.2.10 Information requirements – characterizing ingredients and components of food

Information requirements


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10. Schedule 4 Nutrition, health and related claims

Claims

11. Schedule 5 Nutrient profiling scoring method

Nutrient profile

12. Schedule 9 Mandatory advisory statements

Advisory statement

13. Schedule 10 Generic names of ingredients and conditions for their use

Ingredients

14. Schedule 11 Calculation of values for nutrition information panel

Nutritional information panel

15. Schedule 12 Nutrition information panels

Nutrition information panels

16. Schedule 13 Nutrition information required for food in small packages


17. Schedule 25 Permitted novel foods Novel foods Permitted Novel Food and Foods requiring pre-market clearance

18. Standard 1.5.1 Novel foods Novel foods

19. Standard 1.5.2 Food produced using gene technology

GM Food

20. Schedule 26 Food produced using gene technology

GM Food

21. Standard 1.5.3 Irradiation of food Irradiated food

22. Standard 1.3.1 Food additives Food additives Substances added to or present in food 23. Standard 1.3.2 Vitamins and

minerals Vitamins and minerals

24. Standard 1.3.3 Processing aids Processing aids

25. Schedule 7 Food additive class names (for statement of ingredients)

Food additive

26. Schedule 8 Food additive names and code numbers (for statement of ingredients)

Food additive

27. Schedule 14 Technological purposes performed by substances used as food additives

Food additive

28. Schedule 15 Substances that may be used as food additives

Food additive


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29. Schedule 16 Types of substances that may be used as food additives

Food Additive

30. Schedule 17 Vitamins and minerals Vitamins and minerals

31. Schedule 18 Processing aids Processing aids

32. Standard 1.6.1 Microbiological limits in food

Microbiological limits in food Microbiological limits and processing requirements

33. Schedule 27 Microbiological limits in food

Microbiological limits

34. Standard 1.4.1 Contaminants and natural toxicants

Contaminants and natural toxicants

Contaminants and residues

35. Standard 1.4.4 Prohibited and restricted plants and fungi

Prohibited plants and fungi

36. Schedule 19 Maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants

contaminants and natural toxicants

37. Schedule 22 Foods and classes of foods

Foods and classes of foods Various Food Standards

38. Standard 2.1.1 Cereal and cereal products

Cereal and cereal products

39. Standard 2.3.1 Fruit and vegetables Fruit and vegetables

40. Standard 2.3.2 Jam Jam

41. Standard 2.2.1 Meat and meat products

Meat and meat products

42. Standard 2.2.2 Eggs and egg products

Eggs and egg products

43. Standard 2.2.3 Fish and fish products Fish

44. Standard 2.4.1 Edible oils Edible oils

45. Standard 2.4.2 Edible oil spreads Edible oil spreads

46. Standard 2.5.1 Milk Milk

47. Standard 2.5.2 Cream Cream

48. Standard 2.5.3 Fermented milk products

Fermented milk products

49. Standard 2.5.4 Cheese Cheese

50. Standard 2.5.5 Butter Butter


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51. Standard 2.5.6 Ice cream Ice cream

52. Standard 2.5.7 Dried milk, evaporated milk and condensed milk

Dairy

53. Standard 2.6.1 Fruit juice and vegetable juice

Fruit and vegetable

54. Standard 2.6.2 Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks

Non-alcoholic beverages

55. Standard 2.6.3 Kava Kava

56. Standard 2.6.4 Formulated caffeinated beverages

Caffeinated beverages

57. Standard 2.7.1 Labelling of alcoholic beverages and food containing alcohol

Labelling of alcoholic beverages

58. Standard 2.7.2 Beer Beer

59. Standard 2.7.3 Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead

Fruit wine, vegetable wine and mead

60. Standard 2.7.4 Wine and wine product

Wine

61. Standard 2.7.5 Spirits Spirits

62. Standard 2.8.1 Sugar and sugar products

Sugar and sugar products

63. Standard 2.8.2 Honey Honey

64. Standard 2.10.1 Vinegar and related products

Vinegar and related products

65. Standard 2.10.2 Salt and salt products

Salt and salt products

66. Standard 2.10.3 Chewing gum Chewing gum

67. Standard 2.10.4 Miscellaneous standards for other foods

Miscellaneous standards for other foods

68. Standard 2.9.1 Infant formula products

Infant formula

69. Standard 2.9.2 Food for infants Food for infants

70. Standard 2.9.3 Formulated meal replacements and formulated supplementary foods

Meal replacement and supplementary food


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71. Standard 2.9.4 Formulated supplementary sports foods

Supplementary sports foods

72. Standard 2.9.5 Food for special medical purposes

Food for special medical purposes

73. Schedule 28 Formulated caffeinated beverages

Beverages

74. Schedule 29 Special purpose foods Special purpose foods

75. Schedule 1 RDIs and ESADDIs RDIs and ESADDIs

76. Schedule 2 Units of measurement Units of measurement

77. Schedule 3 Identity and purity Identity and purity

78. Schedule 6 Required elements of a systematic review

Required elements of a systematic review

79. Schedule 23 Prohibited plants and fungi

Prohibited plants and fungi Prohibited foods

80. Schedule 24 Restricted plants and fungi

Restricted plants and fungi


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Philippines List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Philippines


1. Republic Act .10611/Food Safety Act 2013

An Act to Strengthen the Food Safety Regulatory System in the Country to Protect Consumer Health and Facilitate Market Access of Local Foods and Food Products, and for other Purposes

Primary food legislation

2. Joint DA-DOH Administrative Order No. 2015-0007 - The implementation of rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 10611

3. Republic Act No. 9711 An act strengthening and rationalizing the regulatory capacity of the bureau of food and drugs (BFAD) by establishing adequate testing laboratories and field offices, upgrading its equipment, augmenting its human resource complement, giving authority to retain its income, renaming it the food and drug administration (FDA), amending certain sections of republic act no. 3720, as amended, and appropriating funds thereof

4. Republic Act 10536 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9296, 2013 otherwise known as "The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines"

Meat Inspection Other Food Legislation which include product standards, laws,

5. DA-Department Circular no. 01 series 2014 - Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (R.A) Act No. 9296, Otherwise as "The Meat Inspection

Meat Inspection


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Code of the Philippines", as amended by R.A 10536

6. DA-Administrative Order Number series of 2005 - Implementing rules and regulations pursuant to Republic Act No. 9296, otherwise known as “The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines”

7. FSA-IRR-AO2015-0007 (Food Safety Act, 2013)

Joint DA-DOH Administrative Order No. 2015-0007 series of 2015

8. FDA Circular No. 2016-013 Guidelines on the Implementation of the Joint Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Administrative Circular No. 02 on the Transfer of Function in the Regulation of Processed Meat

9. Bureau Circular No. 16 s. 2004 - Guidelines on Probiotics

Guidelines on Probiotics

10. Presidential Decree No. 704 (PD 704) - Revising and consolidating all laws and decrees affecting fishing and fisheries

BFAR the administrative responsibility to control fish and other marine products https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_704_1974.html

11. Republic Act No. 3639 - An act creating the bureau of animal industry, defining its powers and functions, providing for its personnel; making appropriation for its organization and operation; changing the name of the bureau of agriculture to bureau of plant industry, and other purposes


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12. FDA Circular No. 2016-007 - Notification of Sources for Raw Materials, Low Risk, Medium Risk and High Risk Prepackaged Processed Food Products

Processed food

13. Joint Administrative Circular No. 02 (JAC No. 02), 2016

Transfer of functions in the regulation of processed meat

14. FDA Circular No. 2014-029 - Procedure for the Use of Electronic Registration (E-Registration) System for Raw Materials or Ingredients and Low Risk Pre-Packaged Processed Food Products

Processed food

15. Bureau Circular No. 16 s. 2005 - Adopting the 2002 recommended energy and nutrient intakes as the new dietary standard

Recommended nutrient intake

16. FDA Circular 2016-014 - All manufacturers/importers/ exporters/distributors/traders of prepackaged processed food products and others concerned

17. Organic Agriculture Act 2010 Act on Organic agriculture production control

Organic Food

18. Administrative Order 62s. 1968 - General Regulation for the enforcement of Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (B-5 Special Dietary Food)

Enforcement of FDA Special purpose food

19. Food Fortification Law of 2000 or RA 8976 - An act establishing the Philippine food fortification program and for other purposes

Food fortification Food Fortification

20. Bureau Circular No. 04 s. 2006 - Mandatory Fortification of Flour -

Fortification of Flour

21. Bureau Circular No. 18 s. 2004 - Mandating the Use of Vitamin A and Iron Fortified Flour


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22. FDA REGULATION No. 001-D s. 1982 - guidelines for the open-datemarking of vitamin-c enriched liquidfruit drinks

23. A.O 18s 1997 - Labelling of infantformula “breast milk supplement” or“follow on formula

Infant Food

24. Department of Agriculture Order No.8 s. 2002

Rules and Regulations on the Importation and Release of Plant and Plant Products Derived from the Use of Modern Biotechnology, http://www.bic.searca.org/info_kits/policies/daao8.html

GM Food

25. Joint Department Circular No. 1, series of 2016 – Rules and regulations for research and development, handling and use, trans boundary and

On GM Plant and plant products

26. Halal Food Law for export development, 2016

Halal Food Halal Food

27. FDA Advisory No. 2019-037 - Use of Color Additives in Food Products

Additive

28. Bureau Circular N0. 2006-016 - Updated List of Food Additives

29. FDA Circular No. 2010-008 - Adoption of the CODEX Standards on Food Contaminants in Processed Food

CODEX standard Contaminants

30. FDA Circular No. 2013-010-A - Amendment to FDA Circular No.2013-010 Revised Guidelines for the Assessment of Microbiological Quality of Processed Foods

Microbial contamination

31. Bureau Circular No. 06 s. 2001 - Aflatoxin M1 in Milk

Aflatoxin


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32. Administrative Order No. 2014-0030 - Revised Rules And RegulationsGoverning The Labelling OfPrepackaged Food Products FurtherAmending Certain Provisions OfAdministrative Order No. 88-B S.1984

Labelling Labelling and advertisement, claims related

33. FDA Circular No. 2012-015 - Guidelines on Voluntary Declaration of the Front of Pack Labeling (Energy or Calorie Content) on the Labels of Processed Food Products

Nutritional labelling

34. Bureau Circular No. 11 s. 2004 - Food and Drugs (Composition and Labeling Amendment) Regulation 2004

Labelling

35. Bureau Circular No. 9 s. 1999 - Labeling of Prepackaged Processed Meat Products

Labelling

36. Bureau Circular No. 02 s. 1999 - Amendment to BFAD MC No. 25, s.1992 otherwise known as"Additional Labeling Requirementfor Food Supplements

Labelling

37. FDA Circular No. 2016-001 - Reiteration of FDA Memorandum Circular No. 2015-003 dated 06 February 2015 and FDA Memorandum Circular No. 2014-014-A of the Guidelines on thePlacement of Advertisement in allForms of Mass and Social Media,Billboards and Public Transportdated 06 November 2014

Advertisement

38. bc 15 s 2004 - Guidelines on Advertising, Promotion and Other Marketing Materials, of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk Supplement and Other Related Products

Advertisement

39. FDA Advisory No. 2013-020 - Consumers Advised to Read

Labelling and Advertisement


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Food/Dietary Supplement Product Labels and to Use the FDA Website

40. A.O 2010-0008 - Directive specific tochange in the use of phrase “Noapproved Therapeutic Claims” in allAdvertisement, promotional,sponsorship activities or materialconcerning Food/DietarySupplement

Dietary Supplement

41. Bureau Circular No. 2007-002 - Guidelines in the Use of Nutrition and Health Claims in Food

42. Labelling Regulation - Revised Rules And Regulations Governing The Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products Further Amending Certain Provisions of Administrative Order No. 88-B s. 1984 or the "Rules and Regulations Governing the Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products Distributed in the Philippines," and For Other Purposes

Labelling of pre-packaged food

43. Administrative Order No. 153 s. 2004 Revised Guidelines on Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, Repacking or Holding Food

GMPs/ HACCP related

44. mc.02.2005-02 - ImplementingGuidelines for the MandatoryApplication of Good ManufacturingPractices (GMP) and SanitationStandard Operating Procedures(SSOP) Programs in the WholeProduction, Processing, Storage andDistribution in all NMIC "AA"Accredited Meat Establishments(M.E.)

45. Amendment of NMIC Circular No. 8-2003-03 - Implementing Guidelines for the Mandatory Application of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) System in the Whole

Meat


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Production Process in all NMIC "AAA" Accredited Meat Establishments

46. Memorandum Circular 10-2004-14 - Dissemination of Attached D.A. Admin. Order No. 21 Re: Mandatory Application of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in all NMIC Accredited "AA" Meat Establishments

47. A.O 21 s 2004 - Mandatory Application of GMP in all NMIC Accredited Meat Establishments

GMP and HACCP in Meat Establishment

48. MC 10-2004-10 - Amendment of NMIC Circular No. 8-2003-03: Re-implementing guidelines for the mandatory application of HACCP system in whole production process in all NMIC accredited meat establishment

Meat Establishment

49. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 208 s. 1974 - Human Foods; Current Good Manufacturing Practice (Sanitation) in Manufacture, Processing, Packing of Holding

50. DA-Administrative Circular 16 series 2015 - Amendment to Administrative Circular No. 6, Series of 2015 Entitled "Foreign Meat Establishment (FME) Inspection and Audit Fund

Meat Establishment Inspection

Inspection and audit

51. DA Administrative Circular 01 series 2014

Accreditation of Seven (7) Foreign Meat Establishments (FME'S) of Thailand as Exporter of Heat-Processed Chicken Meat into the Philippines

52. A.O 22 s 2004 - Adopting the “No Inspector, No slaughter” policy in meat establishment

Meat


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53. Administrative Order No. 2014-0029 - Rules and Regulation Licensing Food Establishments and Registration of Processed Food and Other Food Products and for Other Purposes

License and Registration

54. AC.02.2016 - Mandatory Licensing of Meat Establishments with National and International Distribution

55. Food Registration Requirement- FDA, 2017

FDA Circular for the food registration requirement

56. Checklist of Requirements for Amendment Of License To Operate Food Establishment

FDA Requirement for license to food business amendment

57. Center for Food Regulation and Research Checklist of Requirements for Initial Application for a License to Operate Food Establishment

58. Requirements for Renewal LTO Application - Center for Food Regulation and Research Checklist of Requirements for Renewal Application for a License to Operate Food Establishment

59. Bureau Circular No. 2007-006 - Additional Requirement for Importation of Processed Food Products for Distribution in the Philippines


60. Bureau Circular No. 2007-006 A - Amendment to Bureau Circular No. 2007-006 Providing for the Additional Requirement for Importation of Processed Food Products for Distribution in the Philippines

61. DA-Administrative Circular 11 series 2015 - List of Countries and Foreign Meat Establishments (FME) Accredited to Export Meat and Meat Products Into the Philippines

Meat


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62. Memorandum Circular No. 02-2018-003 - Guidelines to the declaration of the nature or line of business in relation to applications of accreditation as meat importer

63. Bureau Circular No. 18 s. 1999 - Importation and Registration of Imported Pre-Packed Food Products

Registration

64. Amendment to Bureau Circular No. 8 s. 1998 - Registration of Imported Food Products Covered by an Exclusive Distributorship Agreement; and Sale or Offer for Sale of the same Products whose Registration Papers are still In-Process

Registration

65. Bureau Order No. 163 s. 1997 - Specific Requirements for the Registration of Imported Food and Food Products

Registration

66. BUREAU CIRCULAR No. 8 series 1999 - Amendment To Bureau Circular No. 8 S. 1998 “Registration of Imported Food Products Covered by an Exclusive Distributorship Agreement; and Sale or Offer for Sale of the Same Products Whose Registration Papers are Still In-Process"

67. B.C 2007-006 A - Amendment to BC No. 2007-006 providing for the additional requirement for importation of processed food products for distribution in the Philippines

68. Memorandum Circular No. 05-2018-011 – Amended procedures and Documentary requirements on Meat Importers' (MIT, MIP, MLIU, DFS,DFL-MLIU, DFL-MIP) Accreditation

Documents requirement for meat importers

69. Evaluation Form for Release of Samples - Requirements for Release


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of Food Samples for Import clearance

70. Memorandum Circular No. 05-2018 NMIS Surveillance guidance for Imported Indian Buffalo Meat (IBM) and Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM)

71. Procedure for the Accreditation of Meat Importer

Import-export Form

72. A2 Application Form for Meat Establishment Accreditation

Form and Procedure for meat establishment

73. A1 Application Form for Meat Establishment Accreditation

Form and Procedure for meat establishment

74. National Food Standards Philippines */

File No.

*/ 74. National Food Standards Philippines

Title/Scope

74.1 PNS/BFAD 01:2005 ICS 67.220

Dry Base Mixes for Soups and Sauces

74.2 PNS/BFAD 02:2005 ICS 67.080

Sweet Preserves

74.3 PNS/BFAD 03:2006 ICS 67.020

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Sweet Preserves

74.4 PNS/BFAD 04:2006 ICS 67.120.30

Ethnic Food Products - Dried, Salted Fish - Specifications

74.5 PNS/BFAD 05:2006 ICS 67.020

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Dried Fish

74.6 PNS/BFAD 06:2006 ICS 67.120.30

Thermally processed fish products – Specification

74.7 PNS/BFAD 07:2006 ICS 67.120.30

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Thermally Processed Fish Products

74.8 PNS/BFAD 08:2007 ICS 67.100.10

Fermented Milks - Specifications

74.9 PNS/BFAD 09:2007 ICS 67.160.20

Mango Beverage Products - Specifications


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File No.


Title/Scope

74.10 PNS/BFAD 10:2007 ICS 67.160.20

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Mango Beverage Products

74.11 PNS/BFAD 11:2007 ICS 67.160.20

Citrus Beverage Products - Specifications

74.12 PNS/BFAD 12:2007 ICS 67.160.20

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Citrus Beverage Products

74.13 PNS/BFAD 13:2007 ICS 67.080

Banana Chips Specification

74.14 PNS/BFAD 14:2007 ICS 67.080

Recommended Code of Practice for Processing and Handling of Banana Chips

74.15 PNS/BFAD 15:2007 ICS 67.080

Dried Mango Products - Specification

74.16 PNS/BFAD 16:2007 ICS 67.080

Dried Tropical Products - Specification

74.17 PNS/BFAD 17:2007 ICS 67.080

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Dried Tropical Fruits

74.18 PNS/BFAD 18:2008 ICS 67:.060

Flour Sticks (Pancit Canton) - Specification

74.19 PNS/BFAD 19:2008 ICS 67:020

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Flour Sticks (Pancit Canton)

74.20 PNS/BFAD 20:2009 ICS 67:160:10

Sugar Cane Wine (Basi) - Specification

74.21 PNS/BFAD 21:2009 ICS 67:160:10

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Sugar Cane Wine (Basi)

74.22 PNS/BFAD 22:2010 ICS 67.060

Fried Corn Snakcs (Chichacorn) - Specification

74.23 PNS/BFAD 23:2010 ICS 67.060

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Fried Corn Snacks (Chichacorn)

74.24 PNS/FDA 24:2010 ICS 67.080

Purple Yam (Ube) Jam (Halaya) - Specification

74.25 PNS/FDA 25:2010 ICS 67.080

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Purple Yam (Ube) Jam (Halaya)

74.26 PNS/FDA 26:2010 ICS 67.120.30

Smoked Fish - Specification

74.27 PNS/FDA 27:2010 ICS 67.120.30

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Smoked Fish


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File No.


Title/Scope

74.28 PNS/FDA 28-2010 ICS 67.080.10

Processed Pili Nut Products - Specification

74.29 PNS/FDA 29:2010 ICS 67.080.10

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Processed Pili Nut Products

74.30 PNS/FDA 30:2010 ICS 67.160:10

Tropical Fruit Wines - Specification

74.31 PNS/FDA 31:2010 ICS 67.160:10

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Tropical Fruit Wines

74.32 PNS/FDA 32:2011 ICS 67.060

Ethnic Flour-Based Confectioneries (Polvoron, Piaya and Barquillos) - Specification

74.33 PNS/FDA 33:2011 ICS 67.060

Recommended Code of Pracitce of the Processing and Handling of Ethnic Flour-Based Confectioneries (Polovon, Piaya and Barquillos)

74.34 PNS/FDA 34:2011 ICS 67.100.10

Ethnic Milk-Based Confectioneries (Pastillas and Yema) - Specification

74.35 PNS/FDA35:2011 ICS 67.100.10

Recommended Code of Practice for the Processing and Handling of Ethnic Milk-Based Confectionaries (Pastillas and Yema)

74.36 PNS 1104:1992 Plastic Materials for Food Contact Use - Colorants - Specification



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Singapore List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Singapore


1. Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 Food Act Food product legislation includes food product standard, additives, labelling, etc.

2. Sale of Food Act (Chapter 283) Primary food act

3. Sale of Food Act (Chapter 283, Section 56(1)) Food Regulations

Primary Food Regulation

4. Sale of Food Act (Chapter 283) Food (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment Food Regulation

5. Wholesome Meat and Fish Act (Chapter 349A)

Law pertaining to meat and fish products

6. A Guide to Food Labelling and Advertisements

Food labelling standards guide

Labelling

7. Calculation guide for Infant formula Infant Food

8. Sale of Food (Non-Retail Food Business) Regulations

Food Safety Regulation pertaining to food service and non-retail food business

License and registration,

9. Sales of Food (Exemption for Non-Retail Food Business) Order 2018

10. Condition of licensing for Food establishments

Processed Food Licensing Regulation

11. Sale of Food (Food Establishments) (Amendment) Regulations2018

Regulation on food production facility

12. Sale of Food (Prohibition of Chewing Gum) Regulations

Prohibition

13. Wholesome Meat and Fish (Import, Export and Transshipment) Rules

Regulation on meat and fish import-export standard


14. Import Requirements of Specific Food Products (updated 1 April 2019)


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Thailand List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Thailand


1. Food ACT B.E. 2522 Food Safety Act - Food law with standards 2522, Sum of law with ministerial regulation

Main Food Safety Legislation

2. Act 2522 with Ministerial Regulations and the Ministry of Public Health announcement (Revised version of the year 2019 to the notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 405) BE 2561

Compiled Food Standard

3. Notification (No.376) B.E 2559 (2016) Re: Novel Food

Novel Food Standard Novel Food

3 A. No. 238 B.E. 2544 (2001) - Special Purposed Foods

Special Purposed Foods

3 B. No. 357 B.E. 2556 (2013) – Re: Special Purposed Foods (No. 2)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No.238: Special Purposed Foods

3 C. No. 243 B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Some Meat Products.

Some Meat Products

4. Thailand P405 Food supplements Food Supplement Food Supplements

4 A. No. 293 B.E.2548 (2005) Re. Food Supplement

Food Supplement

4B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 405) B.E. 2562 Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Food supplement (No.3)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 293: Food supplement

4 C. (No. 411) B.E. 2562 - Thailand Amendment to Food Supplement

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 293: Food supplement

4 D. Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 309) B.E.2550 (2007) Re. Food Supplements (2nd edition)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 293: Food Supplements


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5. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Irradiated Food

It regulates irradiated food in Thailand

Irradiated Food

6. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.121 B.E. 2532 (1989) – Re: Weight Control Food

Weight Control Food dated 23rd May B.E. 2532 (1989)

Weight control Food

7. Thailand Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507

7 A. Thailand Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2007

Control Plant Diseases and Plant Pests

8. Regulation of the Food and Drug Administration on Procedures of Food Serial Numbers B.E.2557 (2014)

Regulation of the Food and Drug Administration on Procedures of Food Serial Numbers BE2557 (2014) (Announced on the 20th November BE 2014 (2014))

9. Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558 (2015)

Act on Animal Epidemics by the Department of Livestock Development (DLD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to monitor the import of meat and meat products

10. Alcoholic Beverage Control Act,B.E. 2551 (2008)

11. Fisheries Act, B.E, 2558 (2015)

12. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 83 B.E. 2527 (1984) – Re: Chocolates

Chocolate

12 A. Notification of Ministry of Public Health Re: Chocolate (No. 2)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.83: Chocolate

13. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 195) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Electrolyte Drink

Electrolyte Drinks

14. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 196) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Tea

Tea


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15. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 197 B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Coffee

Coffee

16. (No. 23) BE 2522 (1979) Prescribe Peanut Oil as Specific Controlled Food and Prescribe Quality and Standards and Method of Production Process and its label

Peanut oil

16 A Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 233) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 23), B.E. 2522 (1979), Re: Prescribed Peanut Oil to be Specific Controlled Food and Prescribed Qualities or Standards, Production Processes, and Labelling

Peanut Oil

17. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 350) B.E. 2556 (2013) Re: Cow’ s Milk

Cow’s Milk

18. Ministerial Notification No. 276 of B.E. 2540 (1997) Re: Coffee (No. 2)

Coffee

18 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 197) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Coffee

Coffee

18 B. Notification of Ministry of Public Health Re: Coffee (No. 3)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No.197: Coffee

19. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 277) B.E. 2546 (2003) Re: Tea (No. 2)

Tea

19 A. No. 329 B.E. 2554 (2011) Notification of Ministry of Public Health Re: Tea (No.3)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 277

19 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 280) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Herbal teas

Herbal teas


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20. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 224) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Bread

Bread Notification

21. Sum law Act 2522 with ministerial regulations

22. Thailand Fish sauce P403

22A. Thailand Sauces Container No. No. 200 B.E. 2543 (2000)

sauces and condiments

22 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 201) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Some Particular Kinds of Sauces

Certain Kinds of Sauces

22 C. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 203) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Fish Sauce

Fish Sauce

22 D. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Fish Sauce (No2)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 203: Fish Sauce

22 E. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 204) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Vinegar

Vinegar

23. Thailand P404 Food product derived from soy protein digestion

24. Thailand P407 Flavored milk

24 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 351) B.E. 2556 (2013) Re: Flavored Milk

Flavored Milk

24 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 352) B.E. 2556 (2013) Re: Other Milk Products

Other Milk Products

24 C. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 408) B.E. 2562 Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Other Milk Products.(No.2)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 352: Other Milk Products

24 D. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 353) B.E. 2556 (2013) Re: Fermented Milk

Fermented Milk


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24E. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 354) B.E. 2556 (2013) Re: Ice Cream

Ice Cream

24F. Ministry of Public Health Notification No 355 B.E. 2556 (2013) Title: Food in a Hermetically Sealed Container

Food in a Hermetically Sealed Container

25. Thailand Dairy P408 dairy products

25 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 44 B.E. 2523 (1978) Re: Husked Rice Flour

Husked Rice Flour

25 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 56 B.E. 2524 (1981) : Palm Oil

Palm Oil

25 C. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 234) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 56 B.E. 2524 (1981), Re: Palm Oil

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 56: Palm Oil

25 D. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 184) B.E. 2542 (1999) Re: Palm Oil (No. 2)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 56: Palm Oil

25 E. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 57 B.E. 2524 (1981) : Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil

25 F. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 235) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 57 B.E. 2524 (1981), Re: Coconut Oil

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 57: Coconut Oil

25 G. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 61 B.E. 2524 (1981) : Drinking Water in Sealed Container

Drinking Water

25 H. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 135 B.E. 2534 (1991) : Drinking Water in Sealed Container

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 61: Drinking Water


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25 I. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 220) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Drinking Water in Sealed Containers (No. 3)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public HealthNo. 61: Drinking Water

25 J. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Drinking Water in Sealed Containers (No. 6)


25 K. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 256) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Drinking Water in Sealed Containers. (No. 4)

Amendment of theNotification of the Ministry of Public Health No.61: Drinking Water

25 L. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 284) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Drinking Water in Sealed Containers (No.5)

Amendment of theNotification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 61: Drinking Water

25 M. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Drinking Water in Sealed Containers (No. 6)


25 N. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 199) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Mineral Water

Mineral Water

25 O. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.78 B.E. 2527 (1984) : Ice

Ice

25 P. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 137 B.E. 2534 (1991) : Ice

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.78: Ice

25 Q. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 254) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Ice. (No. 3)


25 R. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 285) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Ice (No.4)


25 S. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 100 B.E. 2529 (2014)

Prepared gelatin dessert and Jelly

25 T. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 213) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Jam, jelly, and marmalade in sealed containers

Jam, jelly, and marmalade


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25 U. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 263) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold

Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold: gelatin and jelly with diameter or diagonal of the widest part not larger than 4.5 cm.

25 V. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 294) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products

Royal Jelly and Royal Jelly Products

25 W. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 150 B.E. 2536 (1993): Vitamin zed Rice

Vitamin Fortified Rice

25 X. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 205) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Oil and Fat

Oil and Fat

25 Y. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 206) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Butter Oil

Butter Oil

25 Z. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 208) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Cream

Cream

25 ZA. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 209) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Cheese

Cheese

25 ZB. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 210) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Semi-processed Foods

Semi-processed Foods

25 ZC. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 211) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Honey

Honey

25 ZD. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 223) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Flavouring Agents

Flavoring Agents

25 ZE. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 226) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Ghee

Ghee

25 ZF. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 227) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Butter

Butter


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25 ZG. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 228) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Chewing Gum and Candy

Chewing Gum and Candy

25 ZH. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 236) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Alkaline-preserved Eggs

Alkaline-preserved Eggs

25 ZI. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Edible Salt

Edible Salt

26. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 286) B.E. 2547 (2004) Re: Modified Milk for Infants and Follow-up Formula Modified Milk for Infants and Young Children (No.2)

Modified Milk for Infants and Follow-up Formula Modified Milk for Infants and Young Children (No.2)

Infant Food

27. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 287 Infant Foods and Follow-up Formula Foods for Infants and Young Children (No.3)

Infant formula

28. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 308) B.E. 2550 (2007) Re: Infant Food and Food of Follow up Formula for Infant and Young Children (4th edition)

Infant formula

29. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 307) B.E. 2550 (2007) Re: Modified Milk for Infant and Modified Milk of follow up Formula for Infant and Young Children (3rd edition)

Infant formula

29 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 156 B.E. 2537 (1994) Modified Milk for Infant and Modified Milk of Uniform Formula for Infant and Children

Infant formula

29 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 157 B.E. 2537 (1994) Re: Food for Infant and Food of Uniform Formula for Infant and Small Children

Infant formula

29 C. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 171) B.E. 2539 (1996)

Infant formula


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Re: Infant Food and Food of Follow up Formula for Infant and Young Children (No. 2)

29 D. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 158 B.E. 2537 (1994) Supplementary Food for Infants and Young Children

Supplementary Food for Infants

30. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 251) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Labelling of Food Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification / Genetic Engineering

Labelling of Food Obtained Through Certain Techniques of Genetic Modification / Genetic Engineering

Genetically Modified Food

31. Guideline for the Conduct of Food Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Plant

GM Food Risk Assessment

32. Ministerial Regulation No. 1 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Application for a license to set up a food production plant for sale

License and Product Registration

33. No. 4 BE 2522 (1979) Requests for registration of recipes for control of licensee

33 A. Ministerial Regulation No. 1 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Licensing for food manufacturing

33 B. Ministerial Regulation No. 12 (B.E.2548) (2005) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Amendment of the Ministerial Regulations No. 1

33 C. Ministerial Regulation No. 2 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Licensing for importation of food

33 D. Ministerial Regulation No. 11 (B.E.2547) (2004) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)


33 E. Ministerial Regulation No. 3 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Licensing for temporary food production and importation


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33 E1. Ministerial Regulation No. 4 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

33 F. Ministerial Regulation No. 4 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Registration for certain food products called “Specific Controlled Food”

33 G. Ministerial Regulation No. 7 (B.E.2525) (1982) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)


33 H. Ministerial Regulation No. 9 (B.E.2526) (1983) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Amendment of the Ministerial Regulations No. 4 and Ministerial Regulations No. 7

33 I. Ministerial Regulation No. 5 (B.E.2522) (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Licensing and Registration Fee

33 J. Ministerial Regulation No. 8 (B.E.2525) (1982) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)


33 K. Ministerial Regulation No. 10 (B.E.2547) (2004) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Amendment of the Ministerial Regulations No. 5 and Ministerial Regulations No. 8

34. Thailand Ministry of Public Health (No. 281) 2547 Food additives

Food Additives

35. Thailand Ministry of Public Health (No. 363), 2556 on Food Additives (No. 2)

36. Ministry of Public Health (No. 372), 2558 on Food Additives (No. 3)

37. Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No.381) B.E. 2559 (2016) Re: Food Additives (No.4)

38. Ministry of Public Health (No. 389) BE 2561 on Food Additives (No. 5)


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39. Thailand rules and guidelines for the use of other food additives in order to maintain the quality of food additives Flavoring agent Or food additives (Food additives in Food additives / Food Flavoring Agents / Nutrients)

40. Thailand criteria for evaluating the safety of food additives according to the chemical safety assessment of a child's. Environmental Health Criteria 240 Principles and Methods for the Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food

41. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 259) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Application of Methyl Alcohol as Processing Aid in Some Foods

Processing aid

41 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Foods

Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Foods

41 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 346) B.E 2555(2012) Re: Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Foods (No.2)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 339: Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Foods

41 C. No. 409 B.E. 2562 Food Enzyme

42. Ministry of Public Health Notification No. 387 B.E. 2560 (2017) Re: Food Containing Pesticide Residues (Pesticide Residues in Food)

Pesticide residue Contaminants

43. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.393) B.E 2561 (2018) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Food Containing Pesticide Residues (Pesticide Residues in Food) (No.2)

Pesticide residue

44. Ministerial Notification No. 98 of B.E. 2529 (1986): Prescribing standard for Contamination substances


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45. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 273) B.E. 2546 (2003) Re: Standard of contaminants in food (No. 2)

46. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 268) B.E. 2546 (2003) Re: Prescribed Standards for Some Chemicals Contamination in Foods

47. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 269) B.E. 2546 (2003) Re: Prescribed Standards for β-Agonist Chemicals Group Contamination in Foods.

Prescribed Standards for β-Agonist Chemicals Group Contamination in Foods

48. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 299) B.E. 2549 (2006) Re: Prescribed standards for some chemical contaminations in foods (2nd Edition)

Prescribed standards for some chemical contaminations in foods

49. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 303) B.E. 2550 (2007) Re: Veterinary Drugs Residues in Foods

Veterinary Drugs Residues in Foods

50. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.364) B.E.2556 (2013) Re: Standards for Pathogenic Microorganisms in Food

Standards for Pathogenic Microorganisms in Food

51. Thailand Ministry of Public Health (No. 367), 2557 concerning labelling of food in the container

Labeling of Prepackaged Foods (Revised by The MOPH Notification No.383, BE2560 (2017)

Labelling

52. Thailand Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (Issue 383) B.E. 2560 regarding the labeling of food in containers (Issue 2)

53. Thailand P402 Beverage in Sealed Containers

Beverage in Sealed Containers

53 A. Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 356) B.E. 2556 (2013) Re: Beverages in Sealed Container

Beverages in Sealed Container


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54. Thailand Issue 401 Labeling of food in containers

Labeling of food in containers

55. Thailand notice regarding display of claims of nutrients

56. Public Health (Issue 255), BE 2545 (2002)

Labels of foods containing ginkgo leaves and extracts From ginkgo leaves

57. Issue 400, BE 2562, issued under the Food Act, BE 2522 (1979)

58. Issue 399, BE 2562, issued under the Food Act, BE 2522 (1979), Re: Announcement of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 245), BE 2544 (2001)

Labeling of Foods Containing Aloe Vera

59. Issue 398, BE 2562, issued under the Food Act, BE 2522 (1979), Re: Announcement of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 244), BE 2544 (2001)

Labeling of food containing objects used to maintain quality or standards Of food included in containers

60. Issue 397, BE 2562, issued under the Food Act, BE 2522 (1979), Re: Announcement of the Ministry of Public Health (Issue 221), BE 2544 (2001)

Re: Determining the Type of Food to be Displayed in Food Labels

61. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Labeling of food composed in a container

62. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 365) B.E 2556 (2013) Displaying of the term “Premium” on Food labels

63. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 366) B.E 2556 (2013) Re: Displaying of the term “Premium” on labels of Pasteurized cows’ milk and Pasteurized full fat cows’ milk

Cow Milk


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64. The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.373) B.E. 2559 (2016) Re: The Display of Nutrition Symbol on Food Label

The Display of Nutrition Symbol on Food Label

65. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 326 Re: Labeling of food composed in a container

66. Notification of the Alcohol Beverage Control Committee Re: Criteria, Procedures, and Conditions for Labels of Alcoholic Beverages B.E. 2558 (2015)

67. Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 392) B.E.2561 (2018) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Nutrition Labelling (No. 3)

Nutrition Labeling (No. 3) (Sodium) Old

68. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 219) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Nutrition Labelling (No. 2)

Nutrition Labelling (No. 2)

69. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 182) B.E. 2541 (1998) Re: Nutrition Labelling

Nutrition Labelling

69 A. Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 392) B.E.2561 (2018) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Nutrition Labelling (No. 3)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.182

70. Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 394) B.E.2561 (2018) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re. Food products Required to bear Nutrition Labelling and Guideline Daily Amounts, GDA Labelling

Nutrition Labelling and Guideline Daily Amounts, GDA Labelling

71. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 198) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Soybean Milk in Sealed Containers

72. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 367) B.E. 2557 (2014)1 Re: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods


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75. Thailand P384 Display of food label without gluten

75 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 237) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Labelling of Ready-to-Cook Foods and Ready-to-Eat Foods

Labelling of Ready-to-Cook Food and Ready-to-Eat Food

75 B. Thailand No. 410, B.E. 2562 Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 367: Labeling of Prepackaged Foods

75 C. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Number 386, B.E. 2560 (2017) Re: Prescription of production process, equipment and utensil for production and storage of some fresh fruits or vegetables and labeling

Prescription of production process, equipment and utensil for production and storage for some fresh fruits or vegetable and labeling

76. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No.92-28 Prescription of Quality or Standard for Food Container

Packaging

77. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 295) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: Qualities or standard for container made from plastic

78. Thailand guidelines and criteria for granting approval for cleaning or sanitizing products used for food

Sanitation, Hygiene, GMPs

80. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 193) B.E. 2543 (2000) Re: Production Processes, Production Equipments, and Foods Storages

Production Processes, Production Equipment’s, and Foods Storages

80 A. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 239) B.E. 2544 (2001) Re: Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health (No. 193) B.E. 2543 (2000)

Amendment of the Notification of Ministry of Public Health No. 193


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80 B. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health B.E. 2553 (2010) Re: Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 193) B.E. 2543 (2000) (No.2)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 193

80 C. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 298) B.E. 2549 (2006) Re: Production Processes, Production Equipment, and storage of ready-to-consume milk products in liquid form which passed through pasteurization heat treatment

GMP for pasteurized milk

80 D. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 298) B.E. 2549 (2006)

Amendment of the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 298: GMP for pasteurized milk

80 E. Notification from the Ministry of Public Health (NO 342) B.E. 2012 RE: Manufacturing Procedures, Production Equipment and Appliance, and Food Storage of Prepackaged Processed Foods

Manufacturing Procedures, Production Equipment and Appliance, and Food Storage of Pre- packaged Processed Foods

80 F. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 347) B.E 2555(2012) Re: Method of food production with reused cooking oil

Method of food production with reused cooking oil

81. Thailand FDA Regulation on 2017 On food imports as examples of food recipe registration or order consideration in 2017

Import related

82. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 388 B.E.2561 (2018) RE: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold

Requirements for use of prohibited substances and prohibited foods Import or distribution

83. Thailand Food Law with Standards BE 2522 (1979)

Application for food import licenses for sale

84. Ministerial Regulation No. 3 B.E. 2522 (1979) Issued pursuant to the Food Act B.E 2522 (1979)

Requesting permission to produce food or import food at specific times


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85. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No 371) B.E. 2558 (2015) Re: Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination

Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination

86. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 377) B.E. 2559 (2016) Re: Designation of Requirements and Conditions for Import Food with Risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Designation of Requirements and Conditions for Import Food with Risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

87. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 263) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold

Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold.

88. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 264) B.E. 2545 (2002) Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold

Prescribed Prohibited Food to be Produced, Imported, or Sold

89. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 310) B.E. 2551 (2008) Re: Prescribed Prohibited Food, packed together with other things or objects which are not food in the food packages, to be Produced, Imported, or Sold

Prescribed Prohibited Food,

90. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.345) B.E.2555 (2012)

Prescribed Prohibited Foods to be Produced, Imported or Sold.

91. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.390) B.E 2561 (2018) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Prescribed foods which have criteria, condition, and method of use in food produced for sale, imported for sale or sold

Prescribed foods which have criteria, condition, and method of use in food produced for sale, imported for sale or sold

92. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No.391) B.E 2561 (2018) Issued by virtue of the Food Act B.E. 2522 Re: Prescribed foods which are prohibited to be produced, imported or sold

Prescribed foods which are prohibited to be produced, imported or sold


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93. Importation of Aquatic Animals into Thailand

94. Notification of the Ministry of Public Health No. 174 B.E. 2539 (1997) Prescription of Food Prohibited to be Imported or Sold

Prohibited Food

*The regulations highlighted in red font are not available on agency websites/ public domain and hencecould not be provided in the catalogue. Regulations highlighted in blue font are available in country’s locallanguage.


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Viet Nam List of guidelines and regulatory documents pertaining to processed food in Viet Nam


1. Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 elaboration of some articles of the law of food safety

Guidance on the Implementation of a Few Articles of the Food Safety Law will replace the previous Decree 38/2012/ND-CP and Article II of the Joint Circular 13/2014/TTLT-BYT-BNNPTNT-BCT, effective immediately. The authority will also set out food safety audit and inspection responsibilities for agencies.

Main Law related to Food Safety -Inspection, implementation agencies of food products

2. Decree 38/2012/ND-CP detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the law on food safety

Detailing the implementation of law of food safety

3. Circular 52/2015/TT-BYT - regulations on state inspection of imported food safety, and applications and procedures for grant of certificate of export to exported foods under the administration of the ministry of health

Revised food safety inspection by MOH

4. Circular 28/2013/TT-BCT - providing for state inspection of foodstuff safety for import foodstuff under the management responsibility of the ministry of industry and trade

Food safety inspection by MOIT

5. Circular 25/2016 - providing for the quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products

Quarantine of terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products by MARD

Quarantine

6. Decision 4758/QĐ-BNN-TY - HS codes of terrestrial animals and products of terrestrial animals required to be put into quarantine

List of HS Codes for animal and animal products subject to quarantine requirements during import by MARD


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7. Circular 8/2016 Food safety monitoring for agriculture and fisheries products

8. Decision 2515/ QD-BNN-BVTV - promulgation of Vietnam’s list of HS codes of commodities required to undergo plant quarantine

HS Code for plant quarantine

9. Circular No.: 02/2014/TT-BNNPTTN - regulating the order and procedures for issuing and revoking the certificate of genetically modified plants eligible for use as food and feed

GM food and feed Biosafety

10. Decree 108-2011 - amending a number of articles of the government's decree no. 69/2010/ ND-CP of June 21, 2010, on biosafety for genetically modified organisms, genetic specimens and products of genetically modified organisms

Biosafety for GM Food

11. Decree 69-2010 - on biosafety for genetically modified organisms, genetic specimens and products of genetically modified organisms

Biosafety for GMO and products of GMO

12. Law on Food Safety 55/2010/QH12 - The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Food Safety

Defining food safety and requirements

Food Product Standards

13. Decision No. 42/2005/QD-BYT - Promulgating the Regulation on statement of food product specification.

Food product

14. Article 6.1, 8.1.a of Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP

Guidance on the Implementation of a Few Articles of the Food Safety Law. It also details about the application dossier, product self-declaration or product declaration registration to MO

15. Circular 41/2010/TT-BYT - on promulgation of national technical

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regulation for fermented milk products

16. Vietnam Circular 33/2010/TT-BYT Dairy Fat

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on dairy fat products

17. Circular 32/2010/TT-BYT - national technical regulation on cheese products

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on cheese products

18. CIRCULAR NO. 31/2010/TT-BYT dated June 02, 2010, national technical regulation for powder milk products

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on powder milk

19. Circular 30/2010/TT-BYT - on promulgation of the national technical regulation for fluid milk products

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on fluid milk products

20. Appendix 5 of Circular 4/2015 - on guidelines for the decree no. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 of the government on guidance on the law on commerce on international trade in goods and commercial agency, trading, processing and transit of goods with foreign countries in the agriculture, forestry and aquaculture fields

List of live aquatic animals eligible for human consumption

21. Circular 23/2012/TT-BYT - issuing national technical regulations on processed cereal-based foods for infants from 6th month on and young children up to 36 months of age

Regulation on nutritious cereal products for children aged from 6 to 36 months

Infant Food/Formula

22. Circular 22/2012/TT-BYT - issuing national technical regulation on follow-up formulas for infants from 6th month on and young children up to 36 months of age

Infant formula

23. Circular 21/2012/TT-BYT - Issuing the National Technical Regulation on special medical-treatment products for children aged 0 to 12 months

Regulation on special medical-treatment products for children


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24. Circular 20/2012/TT-BYT - Issuing the National Technical Regulation on supplementation formula products for children aged 0 to 12 months

Infant formula

25. Decree 9/2016/ND-CP Issued by GVN. Specifying the roadmap in Vietnam for the mandatory fortification of certain food products and reassigning the responsibilities of the three key Ministries in charge of managing food safety of vegetable oils, wheat flour, and edible salts fortified with micronutrients

Food Fortification

26. Circular 44/2015/TT-BYT - Compilation of “list of added micronutrients in foods” issued by MOH

Micronutrients

27. Vietnam Standard QCVN3-7: 2019 / BYT - National technical regulation for vitamin A added to vegetable oils

Fortified Vegetable Oil

28. Decision No. 3616/2004/QD-BYT - The Issuance Of The Regulations On Safety And Sanitation Of Foods Preserved By Irradiation

Irradiated Food

29. Circular No. 76/2011/TT-BNNPTNT - Regulating The List Of Food Permitted For Irradiation And Maximum Allowable Absorbed Dose For Food under the management scope of the ministry of agriculture and rural development

30. Circular 2/VBHN-BYT - on the guidance on management of Food Additives

Consolidation of Circulars. It provides the full list of guidance on management of Food additives approved for use in Appendix 1 and their maximum use levels in food in Appendix 2

Food Additives


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31. Circular 01/2011/TT-BYT - Issuing the National Technical Regulations on Food Additives

Food Additives

32. Vietnam Circular 44/2010/TT-BYT Notice Issuing on Food Additives

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on Food Additives

33. Circular 27/2012/TT-BYT - Guidance on management of food additives

34. Circular 28/2010/TT-BYT Issuing the National Technical Regulations on food additives- Acidity regulators

35. Circular 26/2010/TT-BYT – Vietnam Firming Agent

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on food additives - Firming agents

36. Circular 25/2010/TT-BYT – Vietnam Artificial Sweetener

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on food additives - Artificial sweetener

37. Circular 24/2010/TT-BYT – Vietnam Antifoaming Agent

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on food additives – Antifoaming agents

38. Circular 23/2010/TT-BYT – Vietnam Antioxidant

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on Food Additives – Antioxidant agents

39. Circular 22/2010/TT-BYT Issuing the National Technical Regulations on Food Additives – Color retention agents

40. Circular 21/2010/TT-BYT – Vietnam Anti-caking Agent

Issuing the National Technical Regulations on Food Additives- Anticaking agents

41. QCVN 4-3: 2010 / BYT - National technical regulation on Food additives – Raising agents


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42. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-2: 2010 / BYT on Food Additive - Humectant

Food additives - humidifiers issued by the Minister of Health

43. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-9: 2010 / BYT on Food additives – Firming agents

on food additives - hardeners issued by the Minister of Health

44. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-8: 2010 / BYT - on Food additives – Artificial sweeteners

on food additives - synthetic sweeteners issued by the Minister of Health

45. National Technical Regulation QCVN 3-1: 2010 / BYT - on substances may be added for zinc fortification in food

on substances used to supplement zinc in foods issued by the Minister of Health

46. National technical regulation QCVN 4-5: 2010 / BYT - on Food Additive - Colour retention agent

on Food Additives – Colorants

47. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-4: 2010 / BYT - on Food additives - Anticaking agents

on Food additives - Anticaking agents issued by the Minister of Health

48. National Technical Regulation QCVN 3-2: 2010 / BYT - on Folic acid for food fortification

on folic acid used to supplement food issued by the Minister of Health

49. National Technical Regulation QCVN 3-3: 2010 / BYT - on substances may be added for iron fortification in food

on substances used to supplement iron in food issued by the Minister of Health

50. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-1: 2010 / BYT - on Food Additive - Flavour Enhancer

on food additives - flavor issued by the Minister of Health

51. National Technical Regulation QCVN 3-4: 2010 / BYT - on substances may be added for calcium fortification in food

on substances used to supplement calcium into foods issued by the Minister of Health

52. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-6: 2010 / BYT of Health - on Food additives – Antioxidant agents

on food additives - antioxidants issued by the Minister

53. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-10: 2010 / BYT - on Food Additives - Colours

on food additives - color products issued by the Minister of Health


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54. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-7: 2010 / BYT - on Food Additive - Antifoaming Agent

on food additives - technical requirements for antifoam agents issued by the Minister of Health

55. National Technical Regulation QCVN 4-11: 2010 / BYT - on Food Additives – Acidity regulators

on food additives - acidity regulators issued by the Minister of Health

56. Circular 8/2015/TT-BYT Amendment regulation for food additives of Circular 27/2012/TT-BYT. A list of 400 food additives, coded by the International Numbering System (INS) (Appendix 1), that are allowed for use in food, and proscribes the maximum limit for those additives in food products

57. Decision 38/2008/QD-BYT on promulgating the regulation on limits of cross contaminated melamine in food

Stipulating the maximum limits of Melamine cross contamination in food

Chemical contamination, pesticides residues, microbiological contaminants, etc.

58. Decision 46/2007/QD-BYT on promulgation “regulation of maximum level of biological and chemical pollution in food”

Issuing the maximum limits of chemical and biological contaminants in food, Part 7-List of approved food processing aids and maximum limits of processing aids in food

59. Circular 50/2016/TT-BYT - Regulations on maximum residue levels of pesticide in food

MOH released the circular on the providing MRLs for pesticides in food

60. QCVN 8-1:2011/BYT - National technical regulations for limitations of poisonous pollution in food

National technical regulation on the limits of mycotoxin contamination in food

61. QCVN 8-2: 2011 / BYT - National technical regulations for the limit of heavy metal pollution in food

on limit of heavy metal pollution in food issued by the Minister of Health


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62. QCVN 8-3:2012/BYT - National technical regulations for microsous contamination of foods in foods

Promulgating the tolerance of microbiological contamination in food

63. Circular 24/2013/TT-BYT on the promulgation of the regulation on maximum limits on residues of veterinary medicines in food

MOH promulgating the national technical regulation on the tolerance of veterinary medicine residue in food

64. National technical regulation QCVN 12-1:2011/BYT on safety for packages, direct exposure in plastic tools with food

Regulation on safety and hygiene for synthetic resin Implement, container and packaging in direct contact with foods

Packaging Requirement

65. National technical regulation QCVN 12-2:2011/BYT about safety hygiene for packaging, direct rubber exposure to food

regulation on safety and hygiene for rubber implements, container and packaging in direct contact with foods

66. National technical regulation QCVN 12-3:2011/BYT about safety hygiene for packaging, metal tools direct exposure to food

Regulation on food safety and hygiene for metallic packages, containers, and equipment in direct contact with food

67. Joint Circular 34/2014/TTLT-BYT-BNNPTNT-BCT guidance on the labeling of goods for foods, food additives, and packaged food processing aids

Labelling Regulation for all food except GM, and functional food for both domestic and imported food. Circular 34 is for Guiding the Goods Label for Various Foods, Food Additives, and Aids for Processing Packaged Foods. It also covers labelling of food additive and irradiated food

Labelling

68. Decree 43/2017/ND-CP on good labels

Labelling on goods labels including food

69. Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT - Regulating the management of functional foods

Labelling of functional food


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70. Joint Circular 45/2015/TTLB-BNNPTNT-BKHCN on labeling of prepacked genetically-modified foods

Labelling of Pre-packed genetically Engineered food. This Circular applies to pre-packed foods containing at least one GE ingredient that is at least five percent of the total ingredients of the product

GM Food Labelling

71. Regulation QCVN02-30: 2018 / BNNPTNT - National technical regulations About the firm, fisheries for fisheries - Food safety assurance requirements

National technical regulation on agricultural, forestry and fishery wholesale markets and auctions - Requirements for food safety assurance

Food Safety and hygiene

72. National technical regulation QCVN 01-132: 2013 / BNNPTNT for fresh vegetables, fruits and fruit beauty entitled to food safety assurance in the production and preparation process

About vegetables, fruits and fresh buds that are qualified to ensure food safety during production and preliminary processing issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

73. National Technical Regulation QCVN 02-16: 2012 / BNNPTNT on Fish sauce processing establishments – Conditions for food safety

Fish Sauce

74. National Technical Regulation QCVN 01–26: 2010 / BNNPTNT on Food Safety and Hygiene for Green Coffee

Green coffee

75. National Technical Regulation QCVN 01–27: 2010 / BNNPTNT

Cashew kernels

76. National Technical Regulation QCVN 01–28: 2010 / BNNPTNT for tea - Procedures for sampling, analysis of quality and food safety

Tea

77. National technical regulation QCVN 01-06: 2009 / BNNPTNT on Coffee processing units – The conditions for food safety and hygiene

Coffee processing facilities

78. National technical regulation QCVN 02-10: 2009 / BNNPTNT on Fishery

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purchasing establishments - Conditions for food safety

79. National Technical Regulation QCVN 02-07: 2009 / BNNPTNT on Bivalve mollusc enterprise – Conditions for food hygiene and safety

Establishment of bivalve mollusk production

80. National technical regulation QCVN 02-04: 2009 / BNNPTNT on Fishery cannery – Conditions for food safety

Seafood canning facilities

81. National technical regulation QCVN 02-03: 2009 / BNNPTNT on Processing establishments for ready-to-eat fishery products – Conditions for food hygiene and safety

Instant seafood processing facilities

82. National technical regulation QCVN 02-17: 2012 / BNNPTNT on Dried fish processing establishments - Conditions for food safety

Dry seafood production facilities

83. National technical regulation QCVN 02-01: 2009 / BNNPTNT on facilities for production of aquatic foods - general conditions to ensure food safety

Aquatic food production and trading facilities

84. National technical regulation QCVN 02-09: 2009 / BNNPTNT Cold store for fishery product – Conditions for food safety

Aquatic cold storage

85. National Technical Regulation QCVN 02-11: 2009 / BNNPTNT on Fish market – Conditions for food safety

Fish markets - conditions to ensure food hygiene and safety

86. Joint Circular 13/2014/TTLT-BYT-BNNPTNT-BCT on allocation of tasks and cooperation among regulatory agencies in food safety management

Detail of imported food products under the jurisdiction of MOH, regulatory agencies in food safety management

Import related

87. Circular 8/2016 Food safety monitoring for agriculture and fisheries products

88. Circular 25/2010/TT-BNNPTNT on Guiding the food hygiene and safety

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inspection of imports of animal origin

89. Circular 26/2016 providing for the quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products

For imported aquatic animals
