Globally-standardized Vietnamese product platform launched
The move is aimed to increase market confidence for Vietnamese goods.
The Vietnamese High Quality Products – Global Integration Standards (GIS) platform was launched on December 12 with an aim to empower Vietnam’s goods in the global integration.
The new standards enable consumers to check, verify and trace the origin of products |
GIS is born to increase market confidence for Vietnamese goods by providing high-quality products and encouraging the production of premium commodities.
GIS is new standards set by the Business Association of Vietnamese High Quality Products built based on existing regulations and practices in Vietnam and in line with international recognition and certification requirements.
GIS products always maintain its market credibility set by international standards organizations such as FoodPlus GmbH (GLOBALG.A.P.), NOAA Fisheries, GFSI, BRC, IFS, and GMP + International. GIS standards are strict, scientific and transparent. Consumers can always check, verify and trace the origin of the products.
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The new standards are applied for farms (poultry and pigs, vegetables, fruit), aquaculture, factory/food processing facilities, and businesses with environmental responsibility.
More than 20 years, Vietnam has made efforts to boost the consumption of Vietnamese goods, mostly the “Vietnam High Quality Product Program” launched in 1997.
So far, the country has “Vietnamese High Quality Products” title voted annually by the Vietnamese consumers.
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