Labeling and claiming of food and beverages

The regulations on the labeling of allergens and additives apply to the sale of loose confectionery.
allergens and additives apply.

• Mandatory labeling of allergens
  z. e.g. "contains milk", "contains peanuts"
• Mandatory labeling of additives
  z. e.g. "with colorant"

ATTENTION:

For the colorants yellow-orange S (E110), quinoline yellow (E104), azorubine (E122), allura red AC (E129), tratrazine (E102) and cochineal red (E124), the following designations and the following warning must be displayed on a label near the foodstuff concerned:

• Class designation (colorant)
• Sales description (name of the colorant) or E number and
• the following wording: "May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children."

Foods with protected indications of origin are traditionally produced and are closely linked to this production process or to a specific region. The EU introduced three quality labels to protect and promote traditional and regional food products.

This means that a food product may only be labeled with the protected designation if it meets the specific product specifications.

Designation of origin designation	Protected designation of origin (PDO)	Protected geographical indication (PGI)	Guaranteed traditional specialty (TSG)
EU label
Examples	"Allgäuer Emmentaler" "Feta" "Parma ham"	"Obazda" "Bavarian beer"	"Serrano ham" "Hay milk"

If the menu states "Feta", this must actually be used.
Preparation with products similar to feta, such as shepherd's cheese, is not permitted. An inadmissible claim is considered to be misleading the consumer.

Only preparations of meat skewers made from lamb/sheep meat and/or veal/beef may be designated as "Döner" or "Döner Kebab". A maximum minced meat content of 60% is permitted.

"Chicken" or "turkey doner kebab" is only made from the specified type of poultry.

z. e.g. "Döner Kebab", "Turkey Döner Kebab", "Chicken Döner Kebab"

A product deviates from the general public perception if, for example, the following is used

• Meat from other animal species
• Vegetable proteins (e.g. soy)
• Starch, breadcrumbs
• Drinking water (liquid seasoning)
• Increased minced meat content
• Minced meat, meat content partly finely minced.

Such unusual ingredients must be identified.
z. e.g. "Döner Kebab with 70% minced meat", "Döner Kebab with breadcrumbs"

The designation "Döner" or "Döner 'Kebab" is no longer permitted for products of its own kind .

This includes products that

• More than 60% minced meat and a further
  deviation,
• mechanically separated meat or
• contain pork.

z. e.g. "Minced meat preparation on a skewer of beef",

"Turned skewer of finely minced beef"

The claim "vegan/vegetarian kebab" is possible if there is a sensory similarity to the original product in terms of appearance and mouthfeel and the replacing ingredient is named in the main visual field.

z. e.g. "Vegan doner kebab (with soy)"

If the meat is not replaced by soy/wheat/or other, the term "Döner Kebab" is not used. A possible designation would be, for example, "Vegetarian in a kebab roll with cheese"

If the word "ham" is used in food descriptions, these products must actually be used. The ham must be from the ham hock. Substitution with cheaper products is not permitted.

Formed meat products must be labeled accordingly in menus or on signs next to the goods in order to protect the consumer from being misled.

z. E.g. "Ham pizza, assembled from pieces of meat"

The use of imitation ham is a food of its own kind. The name ham must not appear in the name of the food.

z. e.g. "Home-style pizza: pizza topping made from 55% cured shoulder meat, mainly finely chopped, combined, with drinking water; ..."

1. wine

Allergen labeling

As almost all wines are sulphurized, an allergen label must be included in drinks lists when wine is served in glasses.

z. e.g. "Silvaner, contains sulphites"

Special regulations

The following information is mandatory on drinks lists

• Quality designation e.g. table wine, quality wine etc.
• Type of wine e.g. white wine, red wine
• Origin (growing region, wine-growing region or country of origin)
• Sales or service unit (e.g. 0.25 l; 0.75 l; 1 l) and price

2. beer

Barley and wheat are among the raw materials used to brew beer. These grains contain gluten and are subject to allergen labeling. Accordingly, allergen labeling must be provided when beer is served.

z. e.g. "contains barley"

3. coffee

If cappuccino or other coffee preparations are sold with milk, the milk products used must be labeled as allergens.

z. e.g. "contains milk"

4. sparkling wine

The term "sparkling wine" includes all wines that contain carbon dioxide, such as sparkling wine and Prosecco. Sparkling wine is a carbonated beverage made from wine (quality sparkling wine). Prosecco is a wine-based drink with a protected designation of origin from Italy (protected designation of origin). For this reason, sparkling wine may not be advertised as Prosecco on drinks menus.