About our Nutritional Foods Group Sector Committee
The Nutritional Foods Group (NFG) is the non-profit, non-governmental representative body of world-leading multi-national dairy companies operating in Vietnam. NFG’s mission is to improve the nutritional well-being of people across Vietnam. Together with the Government, NGOs, and civil society partners, we work to make a positive impact on Vietnam’s nutritional profile.
With the aim of promoting industry development and bringing nutritional and health benefits to Vietnamese people, NFG is continuously striving toward the following objectives:
Key Interests
Working Groups
The Technical Working Group
Leadership
MRINALINI MANKOTIA
CHAIRWOMAN
NESTLÉ VIETNAM
Russel Lipchin
Vice Chair cum. Treasurer
Friesland Campina Vietnam
Nutritional Foods Group Sector Committee Members
News
Provide news of the SCs since Q1/2024
March 2024: Sent Letter to MOH on draft Technical Standards and Regulations Law
May 2024: Sent joint Letter to MOCST on the draft amended Law on Advertising
June 2024: Sent joint Letter to CIEM – MPI on difficulties of business actitivites and provide solutions
Key interest:
– Draft amended Law on Advertising
– Draft Law on Technical Standards and Regulations
– Extended Producers Responsibility
– Draft amended Special Consumption Tax Law
Publications
Whitebook
- 2024 Whitebook_Nutrition & Milk Formula Products: ENG | VIE
- 2023 Whitebook Nutritional Foods Group Chapter
- 2020 Whitebook Nutritional Foods Group Chapter
Charter and Code of Conduct
Join the Nutritional Foods Group Sector Committee
Companies must meet these criteria to become NFG members:
- Must be a EuroCham member;
- Must be in the business of nutrition products for pregnant women, infants and/or young children, either as a manufacturer, trader or affiliated brand-owning importer;
- The NFG Board must approve.
You can join the NFG by completing, signing, and sending the NFG application and the Code of Marketing Practice for Breast-milk Substitute Milk Products (Code of Conduct) to sec.comms@eurochamvn.org. Applications should be addressed to the NFG Chairperson.
Since the NFG is self-financed, self-governed, and bottom-up, its activities are limited by membership fees and member focus areas.
For inquiries, kindly contact:
Sector Committee Coordinator Ms. Nguyen Ngoc HANH
Email: ngochanh.nguyen@eurochamvn.org
Mobile: (+84) 948 027 810
