Manioc starch (HS code(s): 110814); Starch and derived products (ICS code(s): 67.180.20)

Draft National Technical Regulation for food cassava starch (QCVN xx:2025/BCT); (7 page(s), in Vietnamese)

This draft technical regulation defines the limits for physical, chemical, safety indicators and management requirements, applicable to dry cassava starch used in food. Dry cassava starch is defined as the starch product obtained from cassava roots, cassava chips or cassava flour of the species Manihot esculenta Crantz. This technical regulation does not apply to modified cassava starch and cassava flour.

This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals involved in the production, trading, and importation cassava flour products in Viet Nam and related organizations and individuals. With regard to management requirements, the labeling and self-declaration of cassava starch products intended for use in food use shall comply with current regulations. Product labeling shall be carried out in accordance with Government Decree No. 43/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 14, 2017 on goods labeling; Decree No. 111/2021/NĐ-CP dated December 9, 2021 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 43/2017/NĐ-CP; and other relevant legal documents. Prior to being placed on the market, cassava starch products for food use—whether imported, produced, or traded domestically—must be self-declared in conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation. The dossier and procedures for self-declaration shall comply with Articles 4 and 5 of Government Decree No. 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated February 02, 2018 detailing the implementation of several provisions of the Law on Food Safety, based on adherence to the principles of food safety management stipulated in Article 3 of the same Decree.