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Only registered animal feeds will be allowed

Only animal feeds registered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be authorised for import under a new Government regulation.
Only animal feeds registered with theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be authorised forimport under a new Government regulation.

Decree No08/210/ND-CP, taking effect on March 25, will authorize theconfiscation of unlawful feeds being imported into the country,although farmers suffering losses would be compensated.

More broadly, the decree will ban the production, sale and distributionof feeds not on the ministry’s approved list and will provide forstrict penalties for misleading advertising of such feeds. Domesticfeed producers will also be required to employ labs for qualitytesting, maintain wastewater treatment systems and keep production logsfor at least three years.

The decree set forth packaging, labeling storage and transportationrequirements Vietnam imports up to 1.5 billion USD worth of animal feedper year, and the agricultural sector is highly dependent on importsand vulnerable to price fluctuations. The nation currently has over 300feed plants in operation./.
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