Milk Products Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1970 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 75, 4 August 1970, pp. 1150-1159. Long titleOrdinance on milk products. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Milk/dairy products Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Food additives Processing/handling Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to milk products. In particular, article 1 establishes that for the purpose of the present Ordinance “milk products” are those specified in Annex 1 as far as they are destined to be used as food. The text consists of 8 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (1a); Requirements as to production and packaging (2); Article (2a) is deleted; General labelling provisions (3); Special labelling provisions (4); Use of vitamins (5); Article (5a) is deleted; Methods of analysis (5b); Foreign products (6); Penalties (7); Special preparations (7a); Adaptation to Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 and to the Food Information Implementing Regulation (7b), Entry into force (8). Three Annexes are enclosed, Annex 1a is deleted. Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de