Food businesses; application for EU approval for sprout-producing businesses

The activity requiring authorization may only be commenced after authorization has been granted. The procedure is subject to application. A site inspection is carried out to ensure that the establishments meet the relevant hygiene requirements in order to guarantee the protection of public health. The approval of establishments should be subject to compliance with certain requirements in order to reduce the risk of contamination within the establishment where the sprouts are produced.

With the approval, the establishment also receives the approval number required for intra-Community trade.

Establishments are approved in accordance with Art. 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 210/2013 and Art. 6 Para. 3 of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004. Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 contains general hygiene rules for foodstuffs that must be complied with by food business operators, including during primary production and related operations.

The business owner or the responsible person appointed by the business owner must have the necessary reliability to run the business.

• Annex to the application - General information
• Attachment to the application - self-disclosure
• Application for approval of a food business
• Supplement to the operating mirror - Sprouts
• Confirmation of the transfer of food law responsibility to the responsible food business operator
• Declaration by the food business operator on the withdrawal of the authorization
• Change request/notification for the approval of food businesses

• Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs

  Version from 24.03.2021

• Regulation (EU) No 2017/625 on official controls

  Version dated 15.03.2017 in the currently valid version

• Commission Regulation (EU) No 210/2013 on the approval of establishments producing sprouts pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council

  Version from 12.03.2013

• Requirements for food hygiene in primary production, production, processing and distribution

The approval procedure begins with the submission of the documents to the locally responsible district administrative authority (district office or independent city), which carries out a preliminary review and forwards the application to the government or the Bavarian Food Safety and Veterinary Control Authority (KBLV). After the application has been submitted and a preliminary inspection has been carried out, the government or the KBLV carries out an on-site inspection to check whether the relevant requirements of food law have been met in each individual case. The administrative procedure is concluded by issuing an approval notice. With the approval, the establishment also receives the approval number required for intra-Community trade.

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