Circular No. 10/2021/TT-BYT dated June 30th, 2021 of the Ministry of Health on List of substances banned from use in production of, trade in health protecting foods

Substances banned from use in health protecting foods (functional foods) include:

1. Substances on the List of drugs and medicinal ingredients banned from import, production promulgated at Annex V of Decree No. 54/2017/ND-CP ;

2. Narcotic substances banned/restricted from use in healthcare and life promulgated at Annexes I, II, III, IVA at Decree No. 73/2018/ND-CP ;

3. Narcotic active ingredients specified at Annex I promulgated at Circular No. 20/2017/TT-BYT ;

4. Toxic drugs and toxic medicinal ingredients at the List promulgated together with Circular No. 06/2017/TT-BYT;

5. Toxic pharmaceutical materials derived from plants, animals, mineral materials specified at Annexes I, II, III, promulgated together with Circular No. 42/2017/TT-BYT, except pharmaceutical materials with (*) that have been processed in accordance with the processing methods prescribed at Circular No. 30/2017/TT-BYT;

6. List of substances included in the Annex attached to this Circular.

This Circular takes effect from September 1st, 2021.