Consumer Goods Ordinance

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Basic data
Title: Consumer Goods Ordinance
Abbreviation: BedGgstV
Type: Federal Ordinance
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Legal matter: Special administrative law ,
consumer protection law , food law
References : 2125-40-46
Original version from: April 10, 1992
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 866 )
Entry into force on: April 16, 1992
New announcement from: December 23, 1997
( BGBl. 1998 I p. 5 )
Last change by: Art. 2 G of February 15, 2016
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 198, 201 )
Effective date of the
last change: 		February 24, 2016
(Art. 3 G of February 15, 2016)
GESTA : E017
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The German Consumer Goods Ordinance ( BedGgstV ) stipulates which requirements apply to consumer goods and in particular food contact items and what substances of concern may be released from them to the human body or food. A food contact material is understood to mean the material that is or is intended to come into contact with food or that can be expected to come into contact with food or release components in normal, foreseeable use, i.e. in particular food packaging . The regulation serves to implement, among other things, the EC Directive 2002/72 / EC on materials and objects made of plastic that are intended to come into contact with food and the updates and changes 2007/19 / EC , 2011/8 / EU .

Typical consumer behavior is assumed for food packaging . This includes that food is consumed in accordance with the regulations (short storage after opening the packaging; no storage beyond the best-before date ). The amount of fat consumed, for example, is not more than 200 g per day.

The directive sets specific migration limits for food. For non-approved substances, a maximum of 0.01 mg of substances from the packaging may be transferred into 1 kg of food. For approved substances it is generally 60 mg per 1 kg of food or 0.6 mg per dm² of packaging surface. Supplements to the regulation also set limit values ​​for selected materials.

Prohibited substances and processes

Section 3 prohibits commercial production and handling

Processes for the treatment of leather which, like shoes or bags, should not only have temporary contact with the skin, are prohibited if chromium (VI) can then be detected in them.

Maximum quantities

For the nickel release of commercially marketed items such as necklaces or buttons on items of clothing that have been in contact with human skin for a long time, maximum levels are determined. For example, for goods made from nickel or nickel compounds, the maximum permissible charge ( migration limit ) of 0.2 μg / cm² / week for chopsticks such as ear studs or piercings that pierce the skin; However, the European prohibitions for nickel according to the REACH-VO take priority .

Markings

For many objects that are considered to be risky or that are feared to pose a risk when used, those who place them on the market are obliged to provide information or warnings. For example, the warning on the packaging of balloons : "Use a pump to inflate!"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Definition in § 2 with reference to § 2 Para. 6 No. 1 no. 1 LFGB , in turn, on this definition in Article 1, para. 2 Regulation (EC) no. 1935/2004 refers
  2. ↑ Directive 2002/72 / EC
  3. ↑ Directive 2007/19 / EC
  4. ↑ Directive 2011/8 / EU
  5. ↑ List in Appendix 1 to § 3
  6. ↑ Appendix 4 to § 5
  7. ↑ Appendix 5a to § 6
  8. ↑ Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 with Annex XVII, No. 27
  9. ↑ Appendix 7 to § 9