Vietnam food environment: Unpacking the national policy landscape

This policy brief presents a comprehensive assessment of Vietnam’s national food environment policy landscape, using the INFORMAS Food-EPI framework. As Vietnam’s food environments undergo rapid transformation, the brief highlights persistent regulatory gaps in key domains such as food marketing, nu...

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Autores principales: Even, Brice, Truong Thi, Thu Trang, Nguyen Thu, Duong, Pham Thi, Huong Mai, Thai, Hang Thi Minh, Viet Anh, Bui Thi, Bene, Christophe
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176172
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author Even, Brice
Truong Thi, Thu Trang
Nguyen Thu, Duong
Pham Thi, Huong Mai
Thai, Hang Thi Minh
Viet Anh, Bui Thi
Bene, Christophe
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description This policy brief presents a comprehensive assessment of Vietnam’s national food environment policy landscape, using the INFORMAS Food-EPI framework. As Vietnam’s food environments undergo rapid transformation, the brief highlights persistent regulatory gaps in key domains such as food marketing, nutritional labeling, procurement standards, and fiscal policy. While food safety regulations have advanced, policies to improve the nutritional quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthy foods remain underdeveloped. The brief calls for stronger, more coherent policy action that goes beyond consumer education to address structural drivers of unhealthy diets. It outlines five priority areas for reform: strengthening nutrition standards for processed foods; rebalancing modern retail expansion with support for informal and traditional food outlets; tightening regulations on food marketing and labeling; introducing fiscal measures to make healthy diets more affordable; and evaluating and improving the implementation of current nutrition-related policies. The findings aim to support policymakers and stakeholders working to create healthier, more equitable food systems in Vietnam.
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spelling CGSpace1761722025-12-08T10:29:22Z Vietnam food environment: Unpacking the national policy landscape Even, Brice Truong Thi, Thu Trang Nguyen Thu, Duong Pham Thi, Huong Mai Thai, Hang Thi Minh Viet Anh, Bui Thi Bene, Christophe food systems nutrition diet sustainability policy briefs food environment policy analysis This policy brief presents a comprehensive assessment of Vietnam’s national food environment policy landscape, using the INFORMAS Food-EPI framework. As Vietnam’s food environments undergo rapid transformation, the brief highlights persistent regulatory gaps in key domains such as food marketing, nutritional labeling, procurement standards, and fiscal policy. While food safety regulations have advanced, policies to improve the nutritional quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthy foods remain underdeveloped. The brief calls for stronger, more coherent policy action that goes beyond consumer education to address structural drivers of unhealthy diets. It outlines five priority areas for reform: strengthening nutrition standards for processed foods; rebalancing modern retail expansion with support for informal and traditional food outlets; tightening regulations on food marketing and labeling; introducing fiscal measures to make healthy diets more affordable; and evaluating and improving the implementation of current nutrition-related policies. The findings aim to support policymakers and stakeholders working to create healthier, more equitable food systems in Vietnam. 2025-08-08 2025-08-22T08:29:30Z 2025-08-22T08:29:30Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176172 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Even, B.; Truong Thi, T.T.; Nguyen Thu, D.; Pham Thi, H.M.; Thai, H.T.M.; Viet Anh, B.T.; Bene, C. (2025) Vietnam food environment: Unpacking the national policy landscape. Hanoi (Vietnam): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 15 p.
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nutrition
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sustainability
policy briefs
food environment
policy analysis
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Truong Thi, Thu Trang
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Pham Thi, Huong Mai
Thai, Hang Thi Minh
Viet Anh, Bui Thi
Bene, Christophe
Vietnam food environment: Unpacking the national policy landscape
title Vietnam food environment: Unpacking the national policy landscape
title_full Vietnam food environment: Unpacking the national policy landscape
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nutrition
diet
sustainability
policy briefs
food environment
policy analysis
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