Act amending the Foodstuffs Act and the Meat Hygiene Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 5, 22 January 1991, pp. 118-120. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Hygiene/sanitary procedures Offences/penalties Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract An Act to amend the Foodstuffs Act of 15 August 1974 (BGBl. I p. 1945, 1946, 1975, I p. 2652)and the Meat Hygiene Act of 24 February 1987 (BGBl. I p. 649). The amendments concern article 51 relating to penalties in case of violation of the above-mentioned Act on foodstuffs. Instead of 2 year imprisonment a period of 3 year is prescribed. Article 28a on "Penalties" is added to the Meat Hygiene Act. The Act consists of 3 articles. Full text German