Foodstuff Hygiene Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 56, 8 August 1997, pp. 2008-2015. Long titleOrdinance on hygiene of foodstuff and amending the Ordinance on containers for transport of foodstuff. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Oils/oilseeds/fats Transport/storage Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause referring to various terms therein employed, such as "food producing plants", "water", etc. Articles 3 and 4 deal, respectively, with general hygienic requirements for producing plants and their inspection. The Ordinance consists of 5 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German References - Legislation Repealed by Ordinance implementing common hygienic foodstuff provisions. Legislation | Germany | 2007 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX