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Participating food retailers can provide for the labeling of products of animal origin with the farming method and the respective program seal. Together with the suppliers, the food retailers can regulate the labeling on the packaging or implement a corresponding display of levels 1 to 5 in the service counter. This provides consumers with information about the animal welfare level at which the animal was kept during fattening.
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Classify animal welfare programs in Haltungsform
PROGRAM REGISTRATION PROCESS
- The programme partner/standard setter must apply for the classification of a programme/standard via the Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Tierwohls in der Nutztierhaltung mbH.
- Before submitting their application, the applicant must ensure that their standard or programme meets all the minimum requirements of the desired rearing method tier. You can find a list of the minimum requirements here: https://haltungsform.de/kriterien-und-mindestanforderungen/
The application must be done by email and should contain the following information:
- The desired rearing method tier that the standard/programme should be classified as
- Name and logo (print version) of the standard/programme to be classified
- The criteria catalogue/guidelines of the standard/programme that apply to livestock owners (the requirements for the livestock owners must be described in enough detail to be auditable)
- The inspection system (checks carried out by neutral bodies, frequency of audits, consequences if requirements are not adhered to, checklists)
- A link to the applicant’s website (criteria catalogue and inspection system must be published online)
- The completed information sheet about the programme to be classified – you can find the information sheet HERE
- A list of food retailers where the products with the rearing method labelling will be sold
- The office of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Tierwohls in der Nutztierhaltung mbH then reviews the criteria catalogue with regards to the minimum requirements for the desired rearing method classification.
- It also checks to see whether the standard setter/programme partner already participates in the uniform rearing method labelling scheme. If they do not, the programme partner is then sent a participation agreement to sign.
- If the standard/programme fulfils all the requirements of the relevant rearing method tier and the standard setter/programme partner participates in the scheme, the office approves the standard/programme to use the rearing method labelling.
- All products that bear the seal of the standards and programmes listed under https://haltungsform.de/im-ueberblick/ can be labelled with the respective rearing method label by participating retailers.
- The standard setter/programme partner is obligated to inform the supporting organisation of any significant changes to the standard/programme in a timely manner.
Overview of the product labelling
LABELLING ON FROZEN AND SELF-SERVICE PRODUCTS
- When labelling products with the rearing method labels, care must be taken to ensure that the rearing method tier is always shown together with the logo of the classified animal welfare standard/programme on the packaging. The logo of the animal welfare standard/programme should be as close (on the same side of the packaging) to the rearing method label as possible (on self-service products).
- In Ausnahmefällen kann auch eine Abbildung auf unterschiedlichen Seiten zugelassen werden. Dazu ist ein Antrag auf Genehmigung bei der Geschäftsstelle erforderlich:
- Die Druckdaten für die Haltungsform-Kennzeichnung können über den Button "Druckdaten Haltungsform-Kennzeichnung" heruntergeladen werden. Bitte senden Sie uns die Verpackungslayouts über das Upload-Formular vorab zur Freigabe:
- Bei der Erstellung des Verpackungslayouts beachten Sie bitte die Vorgaben aus dem Styleguide:
- Bei der Erstellung des Verpackungslayouts beachten Sie bitte die Vorgaben aus dem Styleguide
- Approval is only required for a general layout, the packaging for each individual product does not need to be approved. Please attach a list of the products that would use this packaging layout to the email.
- For composite products, the layout for bottom labels must also be sent.
LABELLING IN THE SERVICE COUNTER
- Products in the service counter must also be labelled with their rearing method tier and the logo of the relevant animal welfare programme/standard.
- Das kann direkt am Produkt erfolgen, oder anhand von Aufsteller, Plakaten an der Theke, etc.. Anwendungsbeispiele finden Sie ebenfalls im Styleguide:
- Please make sure that you also have your preferred labelling options for service counters approved in advance by the office.
F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked Questions
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Fragen aus dem Handel
Nein, jeder Lebensmittelhändler, der die „Haltungsform“ nutzen möchte, kann über die Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Tierwohls in der Nutztierhaltung eine Teilnahme beantragen. Die Teilnehmer sind auf der Homepage https://haltungsform.de/ veröffentlicht.
Interessierte Handelsunternehmen können sich über info@haltungsform.de zu den Teilnahmebedingungen informieren. Der weitere Prozess wird dann bilateral abgestimmt.
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Questions from farmers
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Questions about the labelling scheme
- Fresh unprocessed meat and fresh seasoned and marinated products
- Frozen products and processed products, provided that the respective standard setter also allows the labelling of these products
- Products made from chicken, turkey, beef, pork, Pekin duck and rabbit
- Milch und Milchprodukte
If the product contains meat from two different species of animal from the same rearing method tier (e.g. organic minced beef and pork) then they can be labelled with the respective rearing method label like other fresh meat products.
If the product contains meat from two different species of animal, such as mixed mincemeat or mixed stewing meat (containing both pork and beef), from two different rearing method tiers it will be labelled with the lower of the two rearing methods tiers.
If a product contains meat from one species of animal but taken from different animals with different rearing method tiers, it will be labelled with the lowest tier.
If the product contains some meat from a species of animal that cannot yet be given a rearing method label (e.g. lamb), the product can only be be given a label if additional information is added next to the rearing method label (e.g. not on the back of the packaging/in the ingredients list if the rearing method label is on the front of the packaging). This additional information must make it clear to consumers which part of the meat the label applies to.
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