Act amending the Foodstuffs and Basic Commodities Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 5, 26 January 1991, pp. 121 and 122. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Standards Packaging/labelling Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Act amends the Foodstuffs and Basic Commodities Act of 15 August 1974 (BGBl. I p. 1945, 1946, 1975 I p. 2652). The amendments concern mainly article 8 where a new paragraph is added relating to products not being foodstuffs but which could be taken as such especially by children. They must not be mistaken for food. Furthermore, small amendments are made to articles 12, 19, 28, 29, 32, 36 and 37. The Act consists of 2 articles. Full text German