Food control
<p>In addition to food and food supplements, the municipal food monitoring organisation is also responsible for monitoring tobacco, electronic cigarettes, cosmetics, toys, cleaning products, glasses, clothing, tableware and over-the-counter medicines.</p>
<h3>For consumers</h3>
<p><strong>Complaints</strong><br>
 You can complain online here about hygiene deficiencies and pests in food businesses, illnesses following the consumption of food, foreign bodies in food, defects in cosmetics, crockery, toys, jewellery, clothing, tobacco, electronic cigarettes and over-the-counter medicines relating to the city of Munich:</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/beschwerde-ueber-lebensmittel-oder-hygienemaengel/10192935/n0/" target="">Complaint about food or hygiene deficiencies</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>For businesses</strong></h3>
<p>We also recommend the online help for food hygiene from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK):</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.onlinehilfe-lebensmittelhygiene.de/de/" target="">Online help for food hygiene</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Do you process or sell food or other products? Here you will find information on regulations, registration, labelling and controls:</p>
<p><strong>Registration of food businesses in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs</strong> If you run a food business that does not require a trade licence, you can <a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10338768/" target="">register or deregister</a> it <a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10338768/" target="">online at</a><a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10338768/" target="">or notify us of any changes.</a> This registration obligation applies to storage locations that do not themselves require a trade licence.</p>
<p><strong>Business registration</strong> An entry in the commercial register does not replace business registration. You must also <a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10164604/" target="">register, change or deregister</a> your business with the authorities at.</p>
<p><strong>Infection Protection Act Instruction</strong><br>
 Before you work in a kitchen or communal catering or otherwise have commercial contact with food, you must receive instruction.</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/gesundheitsschutz/1074192/" target="">Online appointment for the IfSG initial instruction</a></li>
 <li><span><a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-I/Gewerbe-Gaststaetten/Dokumente/Lebensmittelueberwachung/01_hygiene-in-lebensmittelbetrieben/IfSG-Belehrung.pdf" target="">Information on the Infection Protection Act (IfSG) (PDF)</a></span></li>
 <li><span><a href="http://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-I/Gewerbe-Gaststaetten/Dokumente/Lebensmittelueberwachung/01_hygiene-in-lebensmittelbetrieben/Leitfaden_ehrenamtliche_Helfer_Vereinsfeste.pdf" target="">Guidelines for the safe handling of food for volunteers at club festivals and similar events</a></span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Labelling of food and drinks on food and drink menus</strong><br>
 If you have any questions regarding the legally compliant labelling of food and beverages on food and beverage menus, please contact your local district inspectorate.</p>
<p><strong>Food stands for festivals and markets</strong><br>
 If you have any further questions, please contact the district inspectorate responsible for your event.</p>
<p><strong>Further information sheets on the following topics can be found under <a href="https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/lebensmittelueberwachung.html" target="_blank">"Food monitoring information sheets</a>" :</strong></p>
<ul>
 <li>Hygiene in food businesses</li>
 <li>Labelling of foodstuffs</li>
 <li>Food trucks and mobile snack bars</li>
 <li>Kindergartens, day care centres, KITA</li>
 <li>Operational self-monitoring</li>
 <li>Traceability of food</li>
 <li>Labelling of (disposable) e-cigarettes and furs</li>
 <li>Images and warnings on cigarette packets and tobacco</li>
 <li>Fees for inspections by the food control authorities</li>
 <li>Cosmetics</li>
</ul>
Cigarettes Consumer Consumption Control Control of establishments Cosmetic Defects District District inspections Electronic Establishment Food controls Food events Food hygiene Food law Food monitoring Gesundheitsschutz Hygiene control Hygiene deficiencies Hygienemängel Infection Infections Initial Inspection Inspection of canteens Inspection of restaurants Inspection of retail outlets Inspection of supermarkets Labelling Lebensmittelhygiene Local Medicine Notify Offences Storage Truck Volunteer Warning canteens cleaning criminal deficiencies fence foodstuffs handling hygi inspections outlet outlets retail supermarkets volunteers

# Food control

## Summary

The food monitoring department of the district administration department inspects businesses in the city of Munich that produce, store and sell food.
## Description

In addition to food and food supplements, the municipal food monitoring organisation is also responsible for monitoring tobacco, electronic cigarettes, cosmetics, toys, cleaning products, glasses, clothing, tableware and over-the-counter medicines.

### For consumers

**Complaints**  

You can complain online here about hygiene deficiencies and pests in food businesses, illnesses following the consumption of food, foreign bodies in food, defects in cosmetics, crockery, toys, jewellery, clothing, tobacco, electronic cigarettes and over-the-counter medicines relating to the city of Munich:

* [Complaint about food or hygiene deficiencies](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/beschwerde-ueber-lebensmittel-oder-hygienemaengel/10192935/n0/)

### **For businesses**

We also recommend the online help for food hygiene from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK):

* [Online help for food hygiene](https://www.onlinehilfe-lebensmittelhygiene.de/de/)

Do you process or sell food or other products? Here you will find information on regulations, registration, labelling and controls:

**Registration of food businesses in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs** If you run a food business that does not require a trade licence, you can [register or deregister](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10338768/) it [online at](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10338768/)[or notify us of any changes.](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10338768/) This registration obligation applies to storage locations that do not themselves require a trade licence.

**Business registration** An entry in the commercial register does not replace business registration. You must also [register, change or deregister](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/hauptabteilung-iii/10164604/) your business with the authorities at.

**Infection Protection Act Instruction**  

Before you work in a kitchen or communal catering or otherwise have commercial contact with food, you must receive instruction.

* [Online appointment for the IfSG initial instruction](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/gesundheitsschutz/1074192/)
* [Information on the Infection Protection Act (IfSG) (PDF)](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-I/Gewerbe-Gaststaetten/Dokumente/Lebensmittelueberwachung/01_hygiene-in-lebensmittelbetrieben/IfSG-Belehrung.pdf)
* [Guidelines for the safe handling of food for volunteers at club festivals and similar events](http://stadt.muenchen.de/dms/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-I/Gewerbe-Gaststaetten/Dokumente/Lebensmittelueberwachung/01_hygiene-in-lebensmittelbetrieben/Leitfaden_ehrenamtliche_Helfer_Vereinsfeste.pdf)

**Labelling of food and drinks on food and drink menus**  

If you have any questions regarding the legally compliant labelling of food and beverages on food and beverage menus, please contact your local district inspectorate.

**Food stands for festivals and markets**  

If you have any further questions, please contact the district inspectorate responsible for your event.

**Further information sheets on the following topics can be found under ["Food monitoring information sheets](https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/lebensmittelueberwachung.html)" :**

* Hygiene in food businesses
* Labelling of foodstuffs
* Food trucks and mobile snack bars
* Kindergartens, day care centres, KITA
* Operational self-monitoring
* Traceability of food
* Labelling of (disposable) e-cigarettes and furs
* Images and warnings on cigarette packets and tobacco
* Fees for inspections by the food control authorities
* Cosmetics

## Responsible Department

KVR
## Prerequisites

The registered office of the company concerned is located in the city of Munich. Otherwise, please contact the competent local authorities.

## Please Note

The food inspectors are distributed among the various district inspectorates in the city area. Find the office responsible for you below.

For city-wide issues, please contact: lebensmittel.kvr@muenchen.de

## Legal Basis

Food and Feed Code (LFGB), Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO) Criminal Code (StGB) Administrative Offences Act (OWiG)

## Further Links

* [Food monitoring fact sheets](https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/lebensmittelueberwachung.html)
* [General Data Protection Regulation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/dsgvo-datenschutzgrundverordnung.html)

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