Apply for voluntary labeling of foreign food with the animal husbandry method

You can apply for approval for labeling online via the contact form or in writing by post to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

• Open the application form.
• You can complete the form digitally or print it out and complete it by hand.
• If you complete the form digitally, you do not need to sign it by hand.

Application by post:

• You print out the form, if you have not already done so, and send it to the BLE with the required documents and evidence.

Online application via the contact form:

• You save the completed application as a PDF.
• You name the files with documents according to their content.
• Open the BLE contact form in the desired language.
• Enter all the necessary information in the contact form. Select "Application" as the type of request.
• In the "Subject" field, enter "Application for approval to use voluntary labeling of foreign food of animal origin" as the reason for the message.
• In the "Your message" field, state the number of attached files and, if possible, number them so that they can be assigned more easily.
• Up to 10 attachments with a maximum of 10 MB are possible. If there are more files with more MB, please fill out the contact form again.
• You upload the document with the required documents and evidence.

The BLE will check the application and contact you if anything is unclear or if any information or evidence is missing.

If the information and documents are complete and the requirements for the notified form of husbandry and traceability are verified, you will receive a 2-year approval notice by post.

• As a food company, you have your registered office abroad.
• You sell food of animal origin in Germany for final consumption.
• The animals from which the food is obtained were kept, slaughtered or cut up abroad during the relevant stage of husbandry or the food was produced or treated abroad.

• Application for approval
• Proof of compliance with the requirements of the husbandry form in the individual husbandry facilities, for example:
  • official certificates
  • Participation in a state animal welfare label
  • Certificates from accredited inspection bodies
• Proof of compliance with the requirements within the supply chain

There are no fees.

• § Section 22 Act on the Labeling of Foodstuffs with the Husbandry of the Animals from which the Foodstuffs were Obtained (Animal Husbandry Labeling Act - TierHaltKennzG)
• § Section 23 Act on the Labeling of Foodstuffs with the Husbandry of the Animals from which the Foodstuffs were Obtained (Animal Husbandry Labeling Act - TierHaltKennzG)

• Appeal
• Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.

There are no indications or special features.

08.08.2024