Description
At the request of , consumers will be given free access to information held by the authorities responsible for providing information on products within the meaning of the German Food and Feed Code (products) and consumer products covered by Section 2 No. 25 of the German Product Safety Act (consumer products), in order to make the market more transparent and thereby improve consumer protection against products and consumer products that are harmful to health or otherwise unsafe, and against deception in the marketing of products and consumer products. This covers, for example, information that the authorities have on food or feed, cosmetics, wine and so-called consumer goods (e.g. objects that come into contact with food, the skin or mucous membranes).
The requested information may cover, for example: Violations of legal regulations, questions of labeling, origin, nature, use or on the ingredients of a food, as well as monitoring measures or other official activities or measures to protect consumers.
Since the monitoring of foodstuffs and consumer goods (e.g. supermarkets, bakeries, butcheries, catering establishments, manufacturing plants) is usually carried out by the district administrative authorities (i.e. district administrative offices or independent cities), it makes sense to submit requests for information on inspections and their results in this area to them.
The trade inspectorate, which is located at the governments, is responsible for monitoring product safety. Requests for information on inspections and their results in this area can be submitted for Bavaria North (Lower, Middle, Upper Franconia and the Upper Palatinate) to the Trade Inspection Office of the Government of Middle Franconia (Trade Inspection Office Nuremberg) and for Bavaria South (Upper, Lower Bavaria and Swabia) to the Trade Inspection Office of the Government of Upper Bavaria (Trade Inspection Office Munich).
Of course, the other authorities in Bavaria will also provide information about the information they hold. If the authority required to provide information has no knowledge of the information requested in the application, it will forward the application ex officio to the authority that has the information, insofar as this is known and possible, and will inform the applicant of the forwarding.
If you select a location under "Localization" the contact details of the responsible authority and, if applicable, locally valid information will be displayed.