Mr. Nguyen Thanh Pho (HCMC) is working at a Trading and Service Company Limited. When his company imports goods from abroad for trading, he always fully controls the documents and certificates according to the correct procedures and quality to ensure good products reach consumers.

However, Mr. Pho has some of the following problems that he would like the authorities to answer:

Regarding the labeling of goods, Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 9, 2024, Clause 1, Article 10 stipulates:

"The labels of goods in circulation in Vietnam must show the following contents in Vietnamese:

a) Name of goods;

b) Name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods;

c) Origin of goods".

For imported products, Mr. Pho's company has two types: one with a secondary label and one with a main label according to OEM. The label has all three categories.

However, when carrying out food safety inspection procedures, the certification and inspection unit did not issue results to Mr. Pho's company because the label did not include the words: "Name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods". Mr. Thanh Pho found this incorrect.

Regarding nutritional information on the label, Mr. Pho asked, in the case of imported products, the main label already has nutritional information, is the secondary label required to display nutritional information again?

Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Science and Technology responded as follows:

Regarding the regulations on recording the name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods: Clause 1, Article 10 of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated April 14, 2017 of the Government on product labeling, amended and supplemented in Clause 5, Article 1 of Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 9, 2021 of the Government, stipulates:

"1. Product labels of goods in circulation in Vietnam must show the following contents in Vietnamese:

a) Name of goods;

b) Name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods;

c) Origin of goods.

In case the origin cannot be determined, the place where the final stage is performed to complete the goods must be recorded according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 15 of this Decree;

d) Required contents other mandatory information must be shown on the label according to the nature of each type of goods specified in Appendix I issued with this Decree and relevant legal regulations".

The way to write the content "name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods" is specified in Article 12 of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP, amended and supplemented in Clause 6, Article 1 of Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP. Specifically, for imported goods, the name and address of the manufacturing organization or individual and the name and address of the importing organization or individual must be written (Clause 3, Article 12). The Decree does not stipulate that it is mandatory to write the full phrase: "name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods".

Regarding the regulations on nutritional information: Nutritional labeling is carried out according to the provisions of Circular No. 29/2023/TT-BYT dated December 30, 2023 of the Minister of Health stipulating the guidance on the content and method of recording nutritional ingredients and nutritional values on food labels.

Therefore, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Pho's company is requested to study the content of Circular No. 29/2023/TT-BYT for implementation. In case the original label has fully displayed the nutritional labeling content according to regulations, the supplementary label is not required to display it again.