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Granting the right to use the designation "Deutsche Markenbutter

Service Description

If you want to use the designation "Deutsche Markenbutter" for your product, you need the permission of the responsible body. This will check whether you comply with the legal requirements for production and quality.

Process flow

  • Receipt of the application
  • If necessary, queries from the authority
  • Verification of compliance with the requirements
  • Granting of the authorization by written decision

Who should I contact?

Please contact the Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas, Department 21 - Feed and market monitoring, fertilization and soil protection.

Requirements

"Deutsche Markenbutter" may only be marketed if it is produced according to specified specifications and meets specified quality requirements.

Authorization to use the designation "Deutsche Markenbutter" is granted if, in at least three consecutive monthly tests, each butter sample meets the following requirements, among others:

Manufacture:

"Deutsche Markenbutter" may only be produced directly from pasteurized cream.

After pasteurization, the peroxidase test must be negative.

"Deutsche Markenbutter" may only be produced using water and table salt, including iodized table salt.

"German brand butter" must correspond to one of the following types of butter:

1. sour cream butter

2. sweet cream butter

3. mild soured butter

The regulations regarding the production of sour cream butter and mild soured butter must be observed.

Quality requirements:

Butter meets the requirements as "German brand butter" if it is.

1. is produced in a dairy authorized to designate the butter it produces as "German Brand Butter",

2. is awarded at least four points for each of the following characteristics:

- Sensory properties appearance, odor, taste and texture,

- water distribution,

- spreadability.

Which documents are required?

Informal written request

What are the fees?

There are costs involved.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The authorization must be granted before the butter is placed on the market.

Processing duration

If there is an application and proof of the results of the butter test, the processing time is about 2-3 weeks.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

According to notice

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

Thuringian State Office for Agriculture and Rural Areas

Professionally released on

09.11.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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