EU eases regulations on Viet Nam's instant noodles

This is part of amendment to Regulation 2019/1973 which was released on June 7, regarding emergency measures for controlling food exports into the EU.  

Accordingly, the EU officially moved Viet Nam’s instant noodles from Annex II which requires a Health Certificate (HC) and 20 percent control at the border gate to Annex 1 which only requires 20 percent control of the products at EU border gates.

This decision is a recognition of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s efforts in controlling food safety and supporting businesses in solving difficulties.

According to the Vietnamese Trade Counselor in Belgium and the EU Tran Ngoc Quan, the EU’s maintenance of the 20 percent control at border gates requires Viet Nam to always retain food safety control for instant noodles.

To improve the quality of Vietnamese products imported into the EU and create conditions for the products to make inroads into this lucrative market, the MoIT has ordered export businesses to control production supply chains and strictly comply with the food safety regulations of the union.

Earlier, in January 2022, the EU put Vietnamese instant noodles products under the microscope subject to Regulation 2019/1793 in order to control ethylene oxide (EO) residues./.