Labelling of foodstuffs Information provision
Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (Food Information Regulation -LMIV), which has been in force since 13.12.2014, ensures that uniform and clear labelling requirements apply to food businesses throughout the EU and that consumers are comprehensively informed when buying food.
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has compiled the most important innovations and basic information on its website.
This rule does not apply to activities such as the occasional handling and delivery of food, the serving of meals and the sale of food by private individuals (e.g. in the context of a cake bazaar or a "everyone brings something" buffet), at charity events or at local meetings (street, school and church festivals). In these cases, the individual products do not have to be labelled with allergens. Rather, the prerequisite is a commercial/entrepreneurial activity.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
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