Decision No. 01/2008/QD-BNN providing for the labelling, ice-glazing and food additive use in frozen fish processing

32 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue- no 06JJ~nuary 2008 (Gong Baanos 29-30/January 14, 2(08) THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVEWPMENT DECISION No. OIl2008IQD-BNN OF JANLIAKY 4, :lUUH, PKOVIDING FOR THE LABELING. ICE·GLAZING AND FOOD ADIJITIVE US~; IN FROZEN FISH PROCESSING THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 861 2003/ND-CP of July 18. 2003. defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure oftheMinistry of.Agriculture and Rural Development; Pursuant /0 the 2003 Ordinance on Food Safety and Hygiene; Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 89/ 2006/ND-CP afAugust 30, 2006, on labeling of goods; At the proposal ojthe director ofthe National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate, Article1.-Toprovide forthelabeling, anduse of chemicals and food additives in processing and icc-glazing frozen fish producta, 1.Labeling of goods a/ The labeling of frozen fish products complies with Vietnamese law (for domestically sold products) and requirements of importing countries (for exported goods) on the condition that such labeling does not change the nature of goods and contravene Vietnamese law. b/Apart from complying with Vietnamese law and importing countries' requirements, goods labels must fully and precisely specify {he following contents: Net weight of frozen fishes; Gross weight of products (tnctuotng fi~lt, glazing water and packages) or the ratio of glazing e VIETNAM LAW e LEGAL FORUM Issueno06/January 2008 (GOng Baonos 29-301J(Jnuary 14, 20081 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 33 Water to net weight. 2. Food additives aJFood additives used in processing must be on the list of food additives permitted for use promulgated by a competent agency of the importing country (for export goods) or Vietnam (for domestically sold products). bl The amount of food additives in products must not exceed the limit prescribed for each kind of product. 3. Ice-glazing aJ Ice-glazing only aims to protect product quality (to avoid excessive frosting, quality reduction, or contamination). bJThe ratio of glazing water to net weight of products complies with requirements set by competent agencies of importing countries (for exported goods); and must not exceed 10% for domestically sold products and productsexported to markets where suchrcquirement is not available. Article 2.· Handling of violations 1. Batches of goods that do not meet the requirements prescribed in Article 1 of this Decision are not granted a quality certificate for export or ex-workshop fOT domestic sale. 2. Violations of this Decision shall be handled according to the laws of Vietnam and importing countries. 3. Production and trading establishments intentionally repeating violations shall, apart from being handled under Clause 2 of this Article, be notmed to competent agencies of importing countries and their customers. Article 3.- The National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate shall gather requirements of importing countries and regulations on labeling, food additives and glazing water ratio for frozen fish products for aquatic product production and trading establishments' information: inspect the implementation of this Decision and handle vinlarionc «c-ording to Iaw. Article 4.~ This Decision takes effect 15days after itspublication in "CONGBAO" and replaces theAgriculture end Rural Development Ministry's Decision No. 3649/QD-BNN-CLTY of November 19,2007, on examination ofchemicals and food additives used in preserving and processing aquatic products and the ice glazing ratio in frozen aquatic products. Article 5.- The director of the Office, the director of the National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate, heads of the Ministry-attached units, directors of provincial/municipal Fisheries Services and Agriculture and Rural Development Services, and frozen fish production and trading establishments shall implement this Decision. For the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vrce Minister LUONG LE PHUONG © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM