Commodity

Symbol in the EU for labeling materials that come into contact with food such as B. Packaging

Commodity is a term that is used in the German Food, Consumer Goods and Feed Code (LFGB).

According to § 2 Paragraph 6 LFGB are consumer goods

Materials and objects (within the meaning of Article 1 Paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 27, 2004 on materials and objects) that are intended to come into contact with food (one also speaks of food contact items ),
Packages , containers or other wrappings that are intended to come into contact with cosmetic products,
Objects that are intended to come into contact with the mucous membranes of the mouth,
Items intended for personal hygiene ,
Toys and joke articles ,
Objects that are intended to come into contact with the human body not only temporarily, such as clothing, bed linen, masks, wigs, hair pieces, artificial eyelashes, bracelets,
Cleaning and care products intended for domestic use or for utensils within the meaning of number 1,
Impregnation agents and other finishing agents for commodities within the meaning of number 6, which are intended for domestic use,

Means and objects for odor improvement in rooms which are intended for human stay.

The Consumer Goods Ordinance (BedGgstV) specifies which materials are permitted for consumer goods and food packaging (food contact items) and how high the contamination may be on the body or from the packaging into the food.

No commodities are objects that

the under § 2 para. 2 German Medicines Act as drugs are,
according to § 3 of the Medical Devices Act medical devices or accessories for medical devices or

are biocidal products according to Section 3b of the Chemicals Act .

Individual evidence

↑ REGULATION (EC) No. 1935/2004 on materials and objects that are intended to come into contact with food (PDF)
↑ Leaflet information on general requirements and the labeling of food contact materials. (PDF; 95 kB) Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Offices Baden-Württemberg, January 1, 2006, accessed on February 22, 2013 .
↑ Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety: Examples of consumer goods according to LFGB , accessed on April 27, 2014.

[1] REGULATION (EC) No. 1935/2004 on materials and objects that are intended to come into contact with food (PDF)

[2] Leaflet information on general requirements and the labeling of food contact materials. (PDF; 95 kB) Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Offices Baden-Württemberg, January 1, 2006, accessed on February 22, 2013 .

[3] Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety: Examples of consumer goods according to LFGB , accessed on April 27, 2014.