VOV.VN - Domestic firms should make the most of preferences brought back by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to increase exports to the EU market amid the global economy negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A comprehensive reform model of regulations on quality and food safety inspection for imported goods was introduced at a press conference on September 24.

A new Ho Chi Minh City regulation would make it mandatory for all agricultural products and foodstuffs to have traceability and geographical indications, and require packaging and branding under VietGAP standards to ensure food hygiene and safety.

VOV.VN - Vietnam successfully exported its first batch of passion fruit to the EU on September 16 with substantial preferential tariffs following the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

A food safety project funded by the Canadian Government will be deployed in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and some other parts of the country by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2020 to 2025.