Regulation on vitaminized foods
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Regulation on vitaminized foods |
| Abbreviation: | LMvitV (not official) |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 5 No. 2, 4, 5, Section 20 of the Food Act a. K. |
| Legal matter: | Special administrative law , food law |
| References : | 2125-4-23 |
| Original version from: | September 1, 1942 ( RGBl. I p. 538) |
| Entry into force on: | October 1, 1942 |
| New announcement from: | January 1, 1964 ( Federal Law Gazette III p. 20) |
| Last change by: |
Art. 24 Regulation of July 5, 2017 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272, 2288 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
July 13, 2017 (Art. 29 of July 5, 2017) |
| Weblink: | Text of the regulation |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
With the regulation on vitaminized foods , the German legislator regulates the addition of natural and synthetic vitamins to foods . It thereby pursues the purposes of consumer and health protection .
For the purposes of the regulation, foods are considered to be vitaminized if their vitamin content is wholly or partly based on the addition of natural or synthetic vitamins or of vitamin-rich substances; the vitaminization can also have been carried out by applying chemical, physical or biological processes.
content
In Section 1a (1), food additives are listed that are generally approved for adding vitamins to foods. However, according to Paragraphs 2 and 3, this approval can be restricted by the Food Supplements Ordinance or by other special statutory provisions.
Section 1b specifies restricted food additives from the outset for adding vitamins to foods. This restriction relates to the addition of maximum amounts of food additives to margarine and mixed fat products and to foods intended for use as meals. The provisions of Section 1b are also subsidiary to any provisions of the Food Supplements Ordinance .
After § 2 "with an indication of their vitamin content may only vitaminised food packaging in the transport be brought."
The criminal - and civil penalty provisions in § 2 refer to corresponding provisions of the Food and Feed Code .
impact
Despite the regulation of vitamin supplements, the high content of artificially added vitamins in foods is criticized, as this is not nutritionally necessary and is often only used for advertising purposes. Excessive consumption can lead to overvitaminisation, which can damage over a longer period of time.
Individual evidence
- ^ Food Act in the version published on January 17, 1936 ( RGBl. I p. 18).
- ↑ Kai Sackreuther: Ordinance on vitaminized foods (VitaminVO) . In: Jürgen Peter Graf, Markus Jäger, Petra Wittig (eds.): Commercial and tax criminal law . CH Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-60962-6 , p. 2424.
- ↑ Food Supplements Ordinance (NemV) in the currently applicable version
- ↑ Children's foods: Much too pound - Vitamins: Superfluous , test.de , May 27, 2004, accessed online on May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Cocoa drink powder: More sugar than cocoa - nutrient additives are superfluous , test.de , December 12, 2008, accessed online on May 14, 2013.
