New regulation on the frequency of controlling Ethylene Oxide residues and EU Health Certificate requirements for instant noodles products from Vietnam

The EU stipulates that the frequency of testing for Ethylene oxide residues for instant noodle products from Vietnam is 20%.

Update regulation on Ethylene Oxide residue testing frequency

Recently, EU countries have continuously issued warnings for instant noodle products from Vietnam that still have residues of Ethylene Oxide, also known as EO or ETO - substances currently banned for use in the EU. Therefore, on December 15, 2021, the EU officially issued additional control regulations in "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660."

Accordingly, the EU stipulates that the frequency of testing for Ethylene oxide residues for instant noodle products from Vietnam is 20%.

Regulation of Ethylene Oxide residue testing frequency for specific products from Vietnam

In addition to stipulating the frequency of control, the EU also requires these goods when exported to the EU to have a Health Certificate (HC) according to the form in section Annex IV of this regulation.

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• Ethylene Oxide
• 2-CE, metabolites from Ethylene Oxide
• The sum of Ethylene Oxide and 2-CE metabolites from Ethylene Oxide

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