Reportingobligationsunder§44para.4aLFGBforlaboratories

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Aug 26, 2019 - Foods

Reportingobligationsunder§44para.4aLFGBforlaboratories

According to § 44 paragraph 4a LFGB, the person responsible for a laboratory must inform the competent authority if, based on a conducted food or feed investigation, they have reason to believe that the product would be subject to a marketing prohibition under Article 14 paragraph 1 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.

This reporting obligation has existed since 2011 and is still often confused with the reporting obligation according to § 44a LFGB for food and feed business operators. The reporting obligations under § 44a LFGB concern certain substances. These include dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), and non-dioxin-like PCBs. Under this reporting obligation, however, all test results related to these substances must be reported by the companies.

You can read detailed information about reporting obligations in our BAV Info 02/2011.

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