About us
The Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e. V. (BLL) is the leading association of the German food sector. In this role, it represents the food sector throughout the entire production chain, "from farm to fork". Its membership includes some 90 associations, representing the areas of agriculture, food trades, food industry and food sellers; 100 individual members and 300 companies – ranging from midsized firms to international corporations
The BLL's tasks include facilitating the development of German, European and international food laws and actively supporting the relevant scientific fields. It carries out its work on a solid scientific foundation. In addition, the BLL functions as a partner for dialogue with political, administrative and scientific sectors, with consumer organisations and with the media, relative to the areas of food, food production, quality and safety, food laws and consumer protection.
In the BLL, lawyers and scientists work together interdisciplinarily. The BLL reinforces its expertise through cooperation with scientists – in particular, the BLL's Scientific Advisory Board, which advises the BLL in both legal and scientific issues.
Publications
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German Federation for Food Law and Food Science - Food matters
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Position regarding the Green Paper of the Commission of the European Communities
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Studies of the Formation of 3-MCPD Esters in Vegetable Oils (PDF)
Development of Strategies for their Minimization
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Platform Diet and Physical Activity (peb)
Founding Programme "In balance – for a healthy life"
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Promoting Diversity - Safeguarding Innovation Potential
(Theses on Agricultural Biotechnology)
The document was published January 2003
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"Food and Consumer Protection - The Food Chain's Responsibility"
The document was published end 2001 in Germany and focuses with its nine pages on the key issues and facts concerning the debate about the new political approach with regard to consumer protection in Germany.
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White Paper On Food Safety
