Cheese Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 15, 14 April 1986, pp. 412-434. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Packaging/labelling Food additives Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance has entered into force on 23 November 1985. Abstract The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as, "cheese", "dairy products", etc. Then it sets out hygienic requirements for the production of cheese and other dairy products. Article 6 contains the fat levels. Part 2 deals with cheese in particular, its quality, cheese for export, imported cheese, cheese for cooking. General regulations for marking, packing and labelling are contained in Part 4. Then the Ordinance deals with cheese additives. Finally, the competence of the German Länder as well as penalties in case of violation are set out. The Ordinance consists of 32 articles and 5 Annexes. Full text German