The dairy sector of Vietnam is very young in the development of global dairy industry. Its market, however, is huge potential for local and foreign investors.

The Can Tho City’s Department of Health said Friday it tested 13 milk product samples taken last month and found seven of them failing to meet quality standards mentioned in their labels.

In reply to the Vietnamese food safety watchdog’s request for information on 15 brands of toxic infant formula, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that the agency had no information and lists of such milks, said a health official on April 7.

The Department of Food Hygiene and Safety (DFS) has received not any warning from the US drug regulator or World Health Organization about 15 brands of powdered infant formula made in the US containing toxic substances, said its chief on April 6 in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has been insisting that it is necessary to raise milk material import taxes in order to protect local farmers. However, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) believes that tax increases would be the wrong decision.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has proposed raising the import taxes on milk materials to rates much higher than the currently applied ones. What will happen if the proposal is accepted by the government?

Ho Chi Minh City health authorities and the national quality control agency have traded accusations over the delay in informing the public about the false labeling of protein content in milk products.

Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City Friday revealed that nearly 40 milk products tested so far had much lower protein contents than their labels indicated.

Consumers are shocked again as dairy product prices have increased by another VND10-30,000/box. The surprising thing is that demand has decreased.

Dairy products have become more expensive of late but industry insiders claim the price hikes are a marketing ploy by producers and distributors.