| Legislative data collection GERMANY |
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| Module 2: The labelling of products |
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| Basic part of the health and safety of consumers |
Educational objectives
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To be aware that “the products talk through their labelling”
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Food labelling law (Lebensmittelkennzeichnungsgesetz): This law stipulates the information that must be provided on a food label.
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Price display law (Preiskennzeichnungsverordnung): This law rules how prices of products or services must be provided.
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Furthermore, products can bear different labels. Information about the different labels in Germany can be found at www.label-online.de.
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See Section on "Labelling of products" for more detail.
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Educational objectives
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To be able to analyse the labelling of the purchased products
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To learn to compare the labelling of the same product of different brands. To learn to choose
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Educational objectives
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To make healthy purchases: to be able to distinguish between the various quality labels and to understand products with health claims
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Educational objectives
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To know what the ecological labels stand for: Eco-label, energy label, food label ...
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Available information
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Information about the different labels in Germany can be found at www.label-online.de.
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Information about the European food-eco-label (Bio Siegel) can be found at www.biosiegel.de.
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See Section on "Labelling of products" for more detail.
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