HCM City (VNA) - The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Co. (Vinamilk) on June 14 launched its organic milk products meeting the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s standards.
Vinamilk organic products meet all requirements of the USDA National Organic Programme’s standards, which means they are free of the residues of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, growth hormones, antibiotics and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Vinamilk Marketing Director Phan Minh Tien said Vinamilk is the first Vietnamese milk supplier to introduce organic products that meet US standards to the domestic market.
Vinamilk is shipping its products to 42 foreign markets.
The company owns 13 plants across Vietnam and has invested in New Zealand, the US, Cambodia and Poland to increase its global market share.
Its turnover reached over 40 trillion VND (1.8 billion USD) in 2015, up 15 percent year-on-year.
During 2010-2015, Vinamilk saw an average sales growth of 38 percent in the Middle East.-VNA