Food Supplement Registration in Germany

Regulatory Authority

Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).

• Step 1: Food business operator
• Step2: The food supplement registration in Germany must comply with Directive 2002/46/EC and specific provisions of the Food Supplement Ordinance (NemV) and the general for foodstuffs (e.g., LFGB, LMIV)
• Step 3: The next step is to proceed to the notification made to the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).
• Step 4: An automatically generated confirmation of receipt is received.
• Step 5: BVL receives the notification and forwards it to the authorities responsible for food control in the federal states and to the BMEL.
• Step 6: An online form is provided for the notification of food supplements followed by the payment of the fees.
• Step 7: This confirmation does not certify the marketability of the product displayed, but the completeness of the documents.
• Step 8: Finally, the product is launched in Germany.