Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (LFGB)
88 provisions, complete · English side by side with the current German text · German text as of 29 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov
The Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch is Germany’s framework statute for food, feed, cosmetics, tattoo agents and consumer goods. For supplement and borderline-product companies it sets the national rules on deception (section 11), disease-related claims, official controls, sampling, import and penalties, alongside the EU General Food Law and the Health Claims Regulation.
Each page shows the English and the German side by side, sentence by sentence, with a link to every provision. The German text is copied from the official consolidated version; our English is an unofficial working translation.
In practice: Selling food supplements in Germany · Food Supplements Ordinance (NemV) in English · Healthcare Advertising Act (HWG) in English.
Unofficial translation for information only. Only the German text is legally binding. German text: consolidated version from gesetze-im-internet.de, retrieved 29 October 2026. Where German statutes use “soll”, “shall” denotes an obligation that admits exceptions in atypical cases. Not legal advice.