Legal Disclaimer
The LMIV introduced mandatory information on sewing value declaration, instructions for use and information on the country of origin for goods from abroad. This information must be attached to all pre-packaged foods, even if it is intended for further processing (for the definition of \"pre-packaged food\", see Art. 2 paragraph 2 letter. e LMIV). Before the LMIV came into force, this information only had to be declared on packaging intended for the end user. The labelling obligations of the LMIV are essentially also obligatory for non-pre-packed food (so-called \"loose goods\"), whereby certain exceptions apply. This eliminates the obligation for nutritional labelling, for example, with these goods. The food business operator under whose name or company the food is marketed or, if it is not established in the EU, the importer is responsible for information on food. According to Art. However, food business operators in other sales stages are also second to the obligation, as they are not allowed to put food that does not meet the requirements of the LMIV on the market. The food information required by the LMIV must be affixed to food packaging or on a label attached to it. Furthermore, the mandatory information must be written in a language that is easy to understand for consumers of the respective Member State where a food is marketed. In Germany, the labelling must be done in German (compare § 2 LMIDV). For products with a foreign declaration, this means that they must be provided with an additional label in the form of a sticker with the information in German. Additional labelling is unnecessary if the product is printed in several languages and the German marking meets the requirements of the LMIV.
