The explosive growth of the Vietnamese beverage market

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has just sent a letter requesting to strengthen the management of enterprises exporting fruit juice to China, right after the above incident happened.The official dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of the provinces/cities and the Food Safety Management Boards of Bac Ninh, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City signed on March 20 by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam stated that the Ministry had received the notice. of the Import-Export Food Safety Bureau (General Administration of Customs of China), requiring an online inspection of 5/12 frozen fruit juice processing enterprises whose shipments violate food safety regulations. Products.
According to China’s Orders 248 and 249, fruit juice products are not on the list of 18 product groups that must be registered through Vietnamese authorities, so businesses actively register directly with the General Department of Customs. Chinese Quan.However, the provisions of Article 12 of Order 248 “Regulations on management of registration of foreign food production enterprises imported into the People’s Republic of China” of the General Administration of Customs of China require: the right of the country (region) where it is located or the imported foreign food production enterprise is responsible for the authenticity, completeness and legality of the documents submitted.
Through the review of the 12 enterprises mentioned above, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development found that some enterprises have incorrect registration information with the Chinese side (some enterprises only have commercial activities without production activities, some enterprises only have commercial activities, and some enterprises do not have production activities. enterprises whose shipments are warned of food safety violations, etc.).The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development emphasized that being proactive in negotiating to open the market and coordinating with the Chinese side to handle problems plays an important role.Therefore, in order to promote the export of frozen fruit juice products to China in particular and agricultural products in general, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed the provincial/municipal Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Food Safety Management Boards. Bac Ninh, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City produce statistics and fully update the list of food production and business establishments in the area under the management scope according to the regulations of the Ministry.Dispatch requesting strengthening of propaganda, dissemination and updating of legal provisions on food safety assurance, safe food production in accordance with Vietnam’s regulations and requirements in Orders 248 , 249 in the export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to China.In case enterprises export to China products that are not on the list of 18 product groups of Orders 248 and 249, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requires enterprises, besides directly registering with the General Administration of Customs of China, to send register information with local management agencies and the Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, to coordinate in handling problems at the request of Chinese authorities.The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also requires strict supervision, inspection and inspection (post-inspection) for enterprises in fully complying with and maintaining the regulations on ensuring food safety of Vietnam and China. Timely detect and strictly handle violations of food safety according to current regulations.