Parties and leisure activities - observe hygiene regulations

Poor hygiene during food preparation and storage can be the cause of foodborne infections such as salmonellosis.

Prevention is the best protection against nasty surprises.

Prerequisite

You come into direct or indirect contact with certain foods outside your private area.

Indirect contact occurs, for example, via crockery and cutlery or when cleaning them.

Responsible department

for compliance with hygiene regulations: the lower food control authority

The lower food monitoring authority is

if you live in an urban district: the city administration
if you live in a rural district: the district office

Procedure

As a rule, you must obtain authorisation for any event that goes beyond the private sphere , such as a family party. However, this is not a food law requirement.

Deadlines

none

Required documents

none

Costs

none

Miscellaneous

none

Appeal

none

Legal basis

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 852/2004 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 29. April 2004 über Lebensmittelhygiene
Verordnung über Anforderungen an die Hygiene bei der Produktion, der Verarbeitung und dem Vertrieb von Lebensmitteln (Lebensmittelhygiene-Verordnung, LMHV)

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg, 21.10.2024