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THE
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence Freedom Happiness
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No.
01/2008/QD-BNN
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Hanoi,
January 4, 2008
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DECISION
PROVIDING
FOR THE LABELING, ICE-GLAZING AND FOOD ADDITIVE USE IN FROZEN FISH PROCESSING
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Pursuant to the Governments
Decree No. 86/2003/ND-CP of July 18, 2003, defining the functions, tasks,
powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development;
Pursuant to the 2003 Ordinance on Food Safety and Hygiene;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006, on
labeling of goods;
At the proposal of the director of the National Fisheries Quality Assurance and
Veterinary Directorate,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To provide for
the labeling, and use of chemicals and food additives in processing and
ice-glazing frozen fish products.
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.
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- Net weight of frozen fishes;
- Gross weight of products
(including fish, glazing water and packages) or the ratio of glazing water to
net weight.
2. Food additives
a/ Food 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).
b/ The amount of food additives
in products must not exceed the limit prescribed for each kind of product.
3. Ice-glazing
a/ Ice-glazing only aims to
protect product quality (to avoid excessive frosting, quality reduction, or
contamination).
b/ The 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 products exported to markets where such requirement is not
available.
Article 2. Handling of
violations
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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 notified 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 violations according to law.
Article 4. This Decision
takes effect 15 days after its publication in CONG BAO and replaces the
Agriculture and Rural Development Ministrys Decision
No. 3649/QD-BNN-CLTY of November 19, 2007, on examination of chemicals 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
VICE MINISTER
Luong Le Phuong