Prohibited Acts in the Field of Food Safety

Enterprises operating restaurants, eateries, or food processing businesses should note the prohibited acts under the Law on Food Safety, which include:

1. Using ingredients that are not intended for food preparation.
2. Using food ingredients that are expired, of unknown origin, or unsafe for production and processing.
3. Using food additives or processing aids that are expired, not on the permitted list, or exceeding allowed limits; using chemicals of unknown origin, or chemicals prohibited in food production and business.
4. Using animals that died from illness, epidemics, or unknown causes, or animals that were destroyed, for food production or business.
5. Producing or trading:
   a) Food that violates regulations on labeling;
   b) Food that does not meet applicable technical standards;
   c) Spoiled or deteriorated food;
   d) Food containing toxic substances or contaminants exceeding permitted limits;
   đ) Food with unsafe packaging or containers, or packaging that is broken, torn, or deformed during transport causing contamination;
   e) Meat or meat products that have not undergone veterinary inspection, or failed inspection;
   g) Food not allowed to be produced or traded to prevent or control epidemics;
   h) Food not registered with a compliance declaration with the competent state authority, if required;
   i) Food of unknown origin, unclear source, or past expiration date.
6. Using vehicles or means that contaminate food, or vehicles that have transported toxic substances without proper cleaning, to transport food ingredients or food.
7. Providing false or forged food testing results.
8. Concealing, falsifying, or destroying evidence or the scene of a food safety incident, or intentionally obstructing the detection and remediation of food safety incidents.
9. Persons with infectious diseases participating in food production or business.
10. Producing or trading food at facilities without a food safety certificate as required by law.
11. Advertising food with false information that misleads consumers.
12. Publishing or disseminating false information on food safety causing public concern or damage to production and business.
13. Illegally using roads, sidewalks, corridors, common areas, or shared spaces to prepare, produce, or trade street food.

Legal basis: Article 5, Law on Food Safety 2010.