Food monitoring; monitoring of tobacco products and related products, cosmetics and consumer goods

The term " consumer goods " within the meaning of Section 2 (6) of the German Food, Commodities and Feed Code (LFGB) includes, among other things

• Materials or objects that are intended to come into contact with food (e.g. food packaging, cooking utensils and tableware),
• Packaging and containers intended to come into contact with cosmetic products (e.g. cream tubes)
• Objects intended to come into contact with the mucous membranes of the mouth (e.g. toothbrushes, toothpicks, tobacco pipes, cigarette holders)
• Items intended for personal hygiene (e.g. combs, brushes, washcloths, towels)
• Household cleaning agents (e.g. detergents, drain cleaners) and impregnating agents (e.g. moth repellents, finishes)
• Toys (e.g. dolls, coloring boxes, stuffed animals) and joke articles
• Objects that are intended to come into contact with the human body on a more than temporary basis (e.g. clothing, jewelry).
• Means and objects for odor improvement in rooms (e.g. room air sprays)

According to Art. 2 Para. 1 No. 1 of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (EU Cosmetics Regulation) substances or mixtures intended to come into external contact with parts of the human body (skin, hair system, nails, lips and external intimate regions) or with the teeth and mucous membranes of the oral cavity for the sole or predominant purpose of cleansing, perfuming, altering the appearance of, protecting, maintaining in good condition or affecting body odor. This includes toothpaste, soaps, creams, sunscreens, self-tanning lotions, lipsticks, nail polish, deodorants, perfumes, etc. Cosmetic products are to be distinguished from medicinal products, among other things. The purpose is decisive for this differentiation. Medicinal products are in particular substances that are intended to cure, alleviate or prevent diseases or pathological complaints.

According to Art. 2 of Directive 2014/40/EU, a tobacco product is a product that can be consumed and that consists, even partially, of genetically modified or genetically unmodified tobacco.

Related products include electronic cigarettes, refill containers and herbal smoking products (Section 2 No. 2 of the Tobacco Products Act (Tabakerzeugnisgesetz - TabakerzG)).

Test results are published annually in the annual report of the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety and in the Bavarian Consumer Information System (see "Further links").

• Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (EU Cosmetics Regulation)
• Ordinance on Cosmetic Products (Cosmetics Ordinance - KosmetikV)
• DIRECTIVE 2014/40/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

  Directive 2014/40/EU on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products and repealing Directive 2001/37/EC (Tobacco Products Directive)

• Act on Tobacco Products and Related Products
• Ordinance on Tobacco Products and Related Products (Tobacco Products Ordinance - Tabakerzeugnisverordnung - TabakerzV)
• German Food and Feed Code (Lebensmittel-, Bedarfsgegenstände- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch - LFGB)

• Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety - Annual reports

  The annual report presents the work and the most important test results of the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety in a condensed form.

• Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety
• Bavarian Consumer Information System (VIS) - Animal Health