This training will give you a clear overview of the EU food law framework. The concept ensures a focused scope (food safety, hygiene, contaminants, residues, labelling and advertising) while leaving space for interactive practice, case studies and questions, making it both practical and applicable to day-to-day work.
This two half-days online training offers a structured introduction to EU food law, focusing on food safety, hygiene, contaminants, residues, labelling and advertising. Participants will gain insights into the General Food Law Regulation, the Hygiene Package, contaminants and pesticide residue rules, as well as the Food Information Regulation. Practical case studies, examples from enforcement practice, and recent case law will illustrate how to apply the legal requirements. The training also addresses risk communication, crisis management and FAQs, ensuring participants can confidently apply EU food law in practice.
Learning by doing: This training includes practical exercises.
For this training participants need a basic understanding of chemical processes and food compositions.
Participants will:
Regulatory, scientific and legal professionals throughout the food supply chain, who want to stay up-to-date on the latest EU food law developments in Europe.
Food and drink industry, food trade, packaging industry, laboratories, professional associations
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Timings are in Central European Summer Time, CEST.
Timings are in Central European Summer Time, CEST.
Bärbel Hintermeier, law firm Lekker Partners, Germany
Franka Werhahn, law firm Lekker Partners, Germany
Name
Company
Bärbel Hintermeier
law firm LEKKER Partners, Germany
Bärbel Hintermeier founding partner at LEKKER Partners – a lawfirm specialized in food law and sustainability. She advises in particular on labelling issues, assists in the development of advertising strategies and in crisis situations such as official complaints and product recalls. Another focus of her work is advising on the development and improvement of compliance systems with regard to food safety and sustainability aspects. Previously, she worked in Berlin and Cape Town before joining meyer.rechtsanwälte as a lawyer in Munich for several years. Later on she worked as legal counsel at German Association of the Grain, Milling and Starch Industry (VGMS), where she was responsible for food law, quality and safety as well as sustainability matters. She holds a Master’s degree in international intellectual property law from the TU Dresden and a certificate in sustainability management from FH Hamburg. In addition to publishing in specialist journals, she regularly gives lectures and teaches at the DHBW Heilbronn.
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Franca Werhahn
law firm LEKKER Partners, Germany
Franca Werhahn founding partner at LEKKER Partners – a lawfirm specialized in food law and sustainability. She supports national and international companies especially in matters of food labelling, the development of advertising strategies, and in crisis scenarios such as regulatory complaints or product recalls. Another key aspect of her work is advising on the design and optimization of compliance systems, particularly with regard to food safety and sustainability requirements. She worked in Cape Town and in a law firm for pharmaceutical law and medical law before she started working for several years as a lawyer at meyer.rechtsanwälte in Munich. Since 2023, she has also been supporting the Association of the German Grain, Milling and Starch Industry (VGMS), where she was responsible for food law and sustainability. In addition to publishing in specialist journals, she regularly gives lectures.
morelessParticipation Fee: € 895.00 plus VAT.
The registration fee includes the following benefits:
Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 595.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.
Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.
Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
You can cancel your participation in our online events free of charge and without giving reasons in writing up to 1 week before the start of the event. In the case of later cancellations and non-login to the online event, no participation fees can be refunded.
In this case, however, you will receive access to the documentation after the event.
You can name a substitute participant free of charge at any time.
Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design
+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de
Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design
+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de
Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design
+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de
Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management
+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de
Jennifer Zerth
Organisation and participant management
+49 231 75896-79
jzerth@akademie-fresenius.de
Present your Company at the Event.
You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.
We would be pleased to assist you personally:
Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de
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Please contact us:
Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de
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