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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 title
Ordinance 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Repealed by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