Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BYT guiding the advertisement of food under the management of the Ministry of Health. Pays/Territoire Viet Nam Type du document Règlement Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Công Báo nos. 169-170, 25 March 2013. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Transformation/manutention Certification Additifs alimentaires Emballage/étiquetage Boissons Lait/produits laitiers Commerce intérieur Commerce international Aire géographique Asie, East Asian Seas, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Circular enters into force on 26 April 2013. Résumé This Circular, consisting of 14 articles divided into three Chapters, provides conditions, competence, dossiers and procedures for certifying contents of advertisements of food under the management of the Ministry of Health. This Circular applies to organizations and individuals engaged in the introduction and advertisement of food under the management of the Ministry Health in Vietnam's territory. The types of food subject to registration of advertisement are: 1. Functional food; 2. Micro-nutrient-fortified food; 3. Natural mineral water; 4. Bottled water; 5. Food additives, food processing aids; 6. Food packaging tools and food packages and containers used during food production, processing and trading. Prohibited acts in food advertising are: 1. Advertising food without written certifications of advertisement contents granted by competent health agencies. 2. Advertising counterfeit or poor-quality food. 3. Advertising food as having effects as medicines. 4. Advertising food not in conformity with the contents of the regulation conformity announcement or the announcement of conformity with food safety regulations or exaggerating the effects of food. Texte intégral Anglais