Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BNNPTNT Issuing the supplementary list of chemicals and antibiotics prohibited for import, production, trade, and use in livestock and poultry feed in Vietnam

Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BNNPTNT issues the supplementary list of chemicals and antibiotics prohibited for import, production, trade, and use in livestock and poultry feed in Vietnam. This document aims to ensure food safety and consumer health.

Document No.42/2015/TT-BNNPTNT
Document typeCircular
Issuing authorityMinistry of Agriculture and Environment
Signed byVũ Văn Tám — Thứ trưởng
Updated20/06/2026
SectorBanking; Agriculture and Rural Development
FieldIndustry
Issued date16/11/2015
Effective date16/11/2015
Expiry date14/01/2020
StatusExpired
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BNNPTNT issues the supplementary list of chemicals and antibiotics prohibited for import, production, trade, and use in livestock and poultry feed in Vietnam. This document aims to ensure food safety and consumer health.

Scope of application

Organizations and individuals related to the import, production, trade, and use of livestock and poultry feed in Vietnam

Key points

  • Prohibits the import, production, trade, and use of the following antibiotic chemicals: Vat Yellow 1, Vat Yellow 2, Vat Yellow 3, Vat Yellow 4, Auramine (Article 1)
  • This supplementary list applies to all organizations and individuals involved in livestock and poultry feed in Vietnam
  • The prohibition on the use of the aforementioned chemical antibiotics aims to ensure food safety and consumer health

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Helps protect public health by removing harmful antibiotic chemicals from the animal feed supply chain
  • Creates a burden for feed production and trading businesses that must change raw materials and production technology

❓ Frequently asked questions

Which chemical antibiotics are prohibited?

Vat Yellow 1, Vat Yellow 2, Vat Yellow 3, Vat Yellow 4, Auramine, and their derivatives.

When does this circular take effect?

This circular takes effect from November 16, 2015.

Full text

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- Office of the Government (for publication in the Official Gazette and posting on the

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Number: 42/2015/TT-BNNPTNT
Hanoi, November 16, 2015

CIRCULAR

Issuing a supplementary list of chemicals and antibiotics prohibited for importation, production, trading, and use in livestock feed in Vietnam

và sử dụng trong thức ăn chăn nuôi gia súc, gia cầm tại Việt Nam ||| and used in animal feed for livestock and poultry in Vietnam

________________________ 

Pursuant to Decree No. 199/2013/NĐ-CP dated November 26, 2013 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Pursuant to Decree No. 08/2010/NĐ-CP dated February 5, 2010 of the Government on feed management for animal husbandry;

Pursuant to Decree No. 123/2018/NĐ-CP dated September 17, 2018 of the Government amending and supplementing certain Decrees stipulating conditions for investment and business in the agricultural sector;

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development issues the Supplementary List of Chemicals and Antibiotics Prohibited for Importation, Production, Trading, and Use in Livestock Feed in Vietnam.

Article 1. Attached to this Circular is the Supplementary List of Chemicals and Antibiotics Prohibited for Importation, Production, Trading, and Use in Livestock Feed in Vietnam.

Article 2. This Circular takes effect from November 16, 2015.

Article 3. The Heads of the Ministry’s Office, the Director of the Livestock Production Department, the Directors of Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Heads of units under the Ministry, and related organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

 

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER


(Signed)


VU VAN TAM

 

LIST

SUPPLEMENTARY CHEMICALS AND ANTIBIOTICS PROHIBITED FOR IMPORTATION, PRODUCTION, TRADING

AND USE IN FEED FOR LIVESTOCK IN VIETNAM

(Annexed to Circular No. 42/2015/TT-BNNPTNT dated 16 the 11 2015 issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development)

 

No.

Name of Antibiotic, Chemical

1

Vat Yellow 1 (other names: flavanthrone, flavanthrene, sandothrene); molecular formula: C28H12N |||2O2; systematic name: benzo[h]benz[5,6]acridino[2,1,9,8-klmna]acridine-8,16-dione.

2

Vat Yellow 2 (other names: Indanthrene); molecular formula: C28H14N |||2O2Provincial People's Committees set specific prices2; systematic name: 2,8-diphenylanthra[2,1-d:6,5-d']bisthiazole-6,12-dione.

3

Vat Yellow 3 (other names: Mikethrene); molecular formula: C28H18N |||2O4; systematic name: N,N'-1,5-Anthraquinonylenebisbenzamide.

4

Vat Yellow 4 (other names: Dibenzochrysenedione, Dibenzpyrenequinone); molecular formula: C24H12O2; systematic name: 7,14-Dibenzpyrenequinone.

5

Auramine (other names: yellow pyoctanine; glauramine); molecular formula: C17H21N |||3; systematic name: 4,4’-Carbonimidoylbis[N,N-dimethylbenzenamine] and derivatives of Auramine.

 

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
(Signed)
VU VAN TAM

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