Food products in general

Draft Circular Promulgating the National Technical Regulation QCVN 8-1:2026/BYT on the limits of mycotoxins contamination in food and National Technical Regulation QCVN 8-1:2026/BYT on the limits of mycotoxins contamination in food; (20 page(s), in Vietnamese)

The draft national technical regulation specifies the limits of mycotoxin contamination in food and related management requirements.

The draft national technical regulation applies to:

a) Organizations and individuals importing, producing, and trading food products at risk of mycotoxin contamination.

b) Related organizations and individuals.

The Draft Circular Promulgating the National Technical Regulation QCVN 8-1:2026/BYT on the limits of mycotoxins contamination in food specifies transitional provisions as follows:

1. Food products that have been granted a Product Declaration Registration Certificate or have undergone self-declaration before the effective date of this Circular, if they do not conform to the standards issued with this Circular, may continue to be imported, traded, and distributed until the product's expiration date, except in cases where there is a food safety warning.

2. Applications for product declaration/self-declaration submitted before the effective date of this Circular shall continue to be processed according to the regulations in effect at the time of submission.

3. From the effective date of this Circular, for products that have been granted a Certificate of Acceptance of Product Declaration Registration or have undergone self-declaration, if the Manufacturer's Standard is not in accordance with the regulations issued with this Circular, the organization or individual shall adjust the Manufacturer's Standard to conform to the regulations and notify as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 5 and Clause 4, Article 8 of Government Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 2, 2018, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Food Safety.