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Quality from Germany

(DLG). Food manufacturers now have the opportunity to provide them with the well-known mark of origin "Quality from Germany" their products from German production. Thus, they contribute to the increased awareness of "typical German specialties", "traditional recipes" and "quality-oriented production process" bill and give the operator confidence and orientation ...

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Analog products, exceptions and Distance Selling

Product labeling under the new Food Information Regulation - Fresenius symposium with intensive workshop clarifies open questions about the new labeling practice

 

The rules on the food market since the new Food Information Regulation (LMIV) of the European Union clear and universal: Throughout Europe, manufacturers have to pay attention to a uniform, comprehensive, easy to read for consumers and comprehensible labeling of their products. Not in all cases is the question of what form of declaration is not legally compliant and which are not for manufacturers simply provide. All information on the subject, practical examples and the opportunity to create or optimize existing legally compliant product labels, many of them received on the 3. Symposium "The new food information regulation" of the Akademie Fresenius from 05. to 06. February 2013 in Cologne.

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Tax Aspects of lunch supplies in schools by school support associations

1. Introduction  

School support associations support in various kind of the educational mandate of schools. They take in many schools also lunch supply. With the following information, the Federal Ministry of Finance provides an overview to the tax environment of midday care through school support associations and indicates planned changes. Information on legal matters or tax individual cases grant the respective regional tax authorities (z. B. Tax Office), which is responsible for processing general taxation procedure.

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Food Defense: What to Consider?

Fresenius Seminar informs about new chapter in the IFS Food version 6 on

The latest version of IFS Food includes for the first time a chapter on product protection (Food Defense). Food producers who want to be certified according to the standard for food safety, must now meet a number of new requirements and are obliged to establish their own in-house system for product protection and to check regularly. All details of the Food Defense Section and tips for legally compliant implementation received IFS officers, managers and internal auditors at the seminar "Food Defense" the Akademie Fresenius at 18. September in Wiesbaden.

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Effect of food labeling on children

Further increases in health problems in children such as tooth decay or obesity are a societal problem. Attempts to educate via labeling about health critical ingredients and animate to health compliant behavior should counteract these problems. But such references also affect children? And if so, how should they be designed? These questions are answered currently part of a research project on the "Kinderkaufladen competence" at the Department of Marketing at the University of Siegen.

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