Foodstuff Hygiene Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2007 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 29, 29 June 2016, pp. 1469-1477. Long titleOrdinance on hygienic requirements for the production, processing and marketing of foodstuff. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Transport/storage Internal trade Sugar Processing/handling Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to hygienic requirements in the production, processing and marketing of foodstuff. The text consists of 10 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); General hygienic requirements (3); Vocational training (4); Requirements for sale of small amounts (5); Production of certain traditional foodstuff (6); Hygienic requirement for the transportation of liquid oils and fats in marine ships (7); Hygienic requirements for the transportation of raw sugar in marine ships (8); Export authorization (9); Penalties (10). Three Annexes are enclosed as follows: Requirements for special knowledge in foodstuff hygiene (1); Requirements for the sale of small amounts of primary products (2); Traditional foodstuff (3); Exceptions for production of cheese in alpine enterprises (3a). Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de