Chương III Nghị định 100/2014/NĐ-CP: Kinh doanh và sử dụng sản phẩm dinh dưỡng dùng cho trẻ nhỏ, bình bú và vú ngậm nhân tạo

Chapter III

TRADING AND USE OF NUTRITIOUS PRODUCTS FOR INFANTS, FEEDING BOTTLES AND TEATS

Article 7. Announcement of regulation conformity and conformity with food safety regulations

1. Nutritious products for infants, before being marketed, must be subject to regulation conformity and conformity with regulations on food safety in accordance with the law on food safety.

2. The Minister of Health promulgates the national technical regulations for infant formulas.

Article 8. Labels of breast milk substitutes for infants

1. The label of a breast milk substitute for infants must satisfy the following requirements:

a/ Having the words “CHU Y” (Attention) in upper case, followed by the following phrases in lower case: “Breast milk is the best food for the health and all-sided growth of infants. Antibacterial elements, especially antibodies, only present in breast milk, help prevent and control diarrhea, respiratory infections and some other infectious diseases”. The height of characters must be at least 2 mm. The color of characters must be bright and contrast with the background color of the label;

b/ Having the following phrases in lower case: “Use this product only under physician’s instructions. Strictly follow the preparation instructions. Feed children with clean cups and spoons”. The height of characters must be at least 1.5mm;

c/ Clearly writing infant age group suitable to the breast milk substitute;

d/ Having no images or drawings of infants, breastfeeding mothers and feeding bottles; no words or images implying that the breast milk substitute is as good as or better than breast milk in quality or encouraging bottle feeding; no images similar to those of labels of milk for pregnant women;

dd/ Being printed with the number of the receipt of the written announcement of regulation conformity or the number of the certificate of announcement of conformity with food safety regulations.

2. Other contents of labels of breast milk substitutes must comply with the law on labeling of domestically circulated, imported or exported goods and food safety, and must:

a/ Provide proper instructions on preparation, illustrated with simple and easy-to-understand tables in Vietnamese;

b/ Provide instructions on the cleaning of preparation utensils;

c/ Specify storage conditions, and state expiry date before and after opening.

Article 9. Labels of complementary foods for infants

1. The label of a complementary food for infants must satisfy the following requirements:

a/ Clearly stating that “This product is complementary food and may be used as a supplement to breast milk for infants over 6 months”. This phrase must be presented in uppercase words of the size of at least 2 mm and displayed in the front of the product. The color of characters must be bright and contrast with the background color of the label;

b/ Having the words “CHU Y” (Attention) in upper case, followed by the following phrases in lower case: “Breast milk is the best food for the health and all-sided growth of infants”. The height of characters must be at least 2 mm;

c/ Clearly writing the infant age group suitable to the product;

d/ Having no images or drawings of infants, breastfeeding mothers and feeding bottles; no words or images implying that the product is as good as or better than breast milk in quality or encouraging bottle feeding;

dd/ Being printed with the number of the receipt of the written announcement of regulation conformity or the number of the certificate of announcement of conformity with food safety regulations.

2. Other contents of labels of complementary foods for infants must comply with the law on labeling of domestically circulated, imported or exported goods and food safety

Article 10. Labels of feeding bottles and teats

1. The label of a feeding bottle product must satisfy the following requirements:

a/ Having the following phrases in lower case “Strictly follow the instructions on hygiene and sterilization. The use of feeding bottles may make children refuse breast feeding, or cause diarrhea.” The height of characters must be at least 2 mm. The color of characters must be bright and contrast with the background color of the label.

b/ Providing proper instructions on hygiene-keeping and sterilization;

c/ Having accurate names and addresses of the producer and distributor.

2. Packages or labels of teats must display the following phrase in lower case: “Use of teats may negatively affect breast feeding.” The height of characters must be at least 2 mm. The color of characters must be bright and contrast with the background color of the label.

3. Labels of feeding bottles and teats must not contain images or drawings of newborns and infants, breastfeeding mothers; images and words implying that these products are similar to the mother’s nipples.

4. Regulations on labels of feeding bottles and teats in Clauses 1, 2 and

3 of this Article apply to both domestically made and imported feeding bottles and teats.