Self-declaration guide according to Decree 15/2018/nd-cp

Why self-declaration of products is necessary?

The quality of the product or food greatly affects the health of consumers, so all domestically produced or imported products or foods must conduct self-declaration of products according to the law.

According to the Government's Decree 15/2018/NĐ-CP, which clearly stipulates the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Food Safety: It stipulates that all organizations and individuals that are producing and trading food in Vietnam must comply with the provisions of this Decree. self-declaration of products  (or declaration of conformity) for their products with competent state agencies before being displayed for sale and circulated on the market.

Product self-declaration applies to: Processed, Prepackaged foods; Additives; Processing aids; Tools, Packaging Materials, Food containers (collectively referred to as products) have technical regulations QCVN or TCVN.

Business difficulties

When food production enterprises implement and apply the above decree, one of the difficulties that businesses often face is self-declared criteria, what criteria do they need to test for their products? 

In order to support food production enterprises across the country to overcome the above difficulties, Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang provides a free indicator consulting service so that customers can self-certify the conformity of their products. . With a team of experienced technicians in the food industry, Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang is committed to providing customers with the best service.

What do businesses self-declare products need?

Product self-declaration documents include:

• Self-declaration of products according to (Form No. 01, Appendix I issued together with Decree 15; here)
• The certificate of food safety test results of the product within 12 months from the date of application is issued by a designated testing laboratory or a laboratory accredited in accordance with ISO 17025.

The food safety test result sheet of the product issued by us completely meets the self-declared needs of customers. In addition, the test results at Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang are recognized at home and abroad, ensuring the export needs of customers, especially fastidious markets such as Japan, EU, USA, ....

The self-declaration of products is carried out in the following order:

• Enterprises and individuals self-publish their products on the mass media or their electronic information pages or publicly list them at the offices of enterprises or individuals and submit 01 copy by post or in person. to the competent state management agency designated by the People's Committee of the province;
• Immediately after self-declaration, organizations and individuals are entitled to produce and trade products and take full responsibility for the safety of such products;
• Competent state management agencies shall receive self-published copies of organizations and individuals to store dossiers and publish names of organizations and individuals and names of self-published products on their websites. application-receiving agency.

In case an organization or individual has 2 or more production establishments that produce the same product, the organization or individual shall only submit the application at a local state management agency in which the production facility is located. selected organizations and individuals. Once the state management agency has been selected to submit the dossier, the subsequent self-announcement must submit the dossier at the previously selected agency.

Note:

• Documents in the self-declaration dossier must be presented in Vietnamese; in case there is a document in a foreign language, it must be translated into Vietnamese and notarized and must be valid at the time of self-declaration.
• In case there is a change in product name, origin or composition, the organization or individual must re-announce the product. In case of other changes, organizations and individuals shall notify in writing of the changed contents to competent state management agencies and may manufacture and trade products immediately after sending the notices.

About Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang – the leading food testing in Vietnam

Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang is proud to be the leading laboratory in the field of food testing. As one of the few laboratories that have achieved the certifications international and designated of Vietnamese ministries and sectors (see details on certifications and designations), with modern laboratory equipment, technical staff Well-trained analyst from Europe, reasonable cost,... Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang's test results are widely recognized in Vietnam and internationally. Definitely suitable for publishing or serving other customers' business such as: for export, import, etc.

We provide food testing services on all samples with thousands of specifications. We look forward to cooperating with you in the near future.

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