Cheese Ordinance. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Type du document Règlement Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 15, 14 April 1986, pp. 412-434. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Lait/produits laitiers Emballage/étiquetage Additifs alimentaires Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE, Pays de l'union européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du nord-est, Europe du ouest Entry into force notes This Ordinance has entered into force on 23 November 1985. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Allemand